At least 90% of my listening is from digital sources—primarily 5,000 CD’s ripped to WAV files. Almost all of my listening to classical is digital—most releases in the past 25 years are available only from digital sources, modern classical recordings are very well done, short playing time interrupting a movement is not a problem, and quiet passages are not plagued by ticks and pops.
Older popular music and jazz is a different matter—a lot of digital reissues are pretty crappy—thin, brittle sounding and compressed. I am quite lazy so I do put up with some sonic compromises, but, I do pull out favorite vinyl albums when I am in the mood.
Older popular music and jazz is a different matter—a lot of digital reissues are pretty crappy—thin, brittle sounding and compressed. I am quite lazy so I do put up with some sonic compromises, but, I do pull out favorite vinyl albums when I am in the mood.