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What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital?

I well remember in the ‘80s when we were amazed and thrilled by CD.
Wow, no more pops and clicks and all the physical benefits.
Seems so many abandoned vinyl.
But now, with so much convenience, available content and high SQ seems even dedicated vinylholics have again abandoned vinyl and embraced digital. However, there is clearly a new resurgence in analog.
But I look at, for example, whitecamaro’s “List of amplifiers...” thread and no one seems interested in analog!
To me, it seems strange when auditioning “$100Kish gear, that vinyl doesn’t enter the picture or conversation.
mglik
fleschler
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@sokogear
That's very nice that you enjoy listening to music and don't obsess about the type of delivery.  

I don't obsess over having "too many" recordings or how many times I listen to them.  I've heard AJA about a dozen times and collect most of Steely Dan (I like rock as well as my aforementioned opera, classical, jazz and ethnic music-I don't like rap or hip-hop or most post 1995 pop music).  

Apparently, 45 car players were available (especially in Chryslers)
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/obsolete-car-audio-part-2/
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS891US891&sxsrf=ALeKk01J3K-NhZJ4rIe-yHM-MbaOmlMCLA:...

Techmoan is a terrific YourTube site with thoroughly investigated electronics of the past (mostly music related) which I find fascinating https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I2hjZYiW9gZPVkvzM8_Cw
aasen7
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I believe its all about the source and how much money was spent in recording the album.  YMMV
aasen7
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Garbage in  Garbage out   I hope someone said this early  
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larsman
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I used to listen to digital exclusively for many a decade; had records, but they just didn't thrill me on the system I had. I recently upgraded my analog system, and it's like listening to those records again for the first time, they sound so different and so much better. So now I listen to digital on my headphones for iTunes on my computer or streaming, and listen to analog on my speakers....
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xs1137
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@ larsman     I've had the same experience.  Having recently upgraded my analog end, I find vinyl to be my preferred source for listening. 
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