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What percentage of the time do you listen to records vs. digital sources?

For those of you that do both, how much time do you spend on each?
I find that even though on my system records sound somewhat better, I listen to streaming and CDs 
a greater percentage of the time. Even though I have a large collection of LP’s  (I never really gave them up when digital started,) they don’t provide enough variety for me.  How much can you listen to old performances when new ones are being released every week?  In classical, if you want to hear something new it’s mostly gotta be digital.

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oregonpapa
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I listen to about 80% CDs and 20% vinyl. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. But when you hear an LP that sounds like this reissue of Kind of Blue, then you're hearing what analog can do better than digital >>>

https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/148512/Miles_Davis-Kind_of_Blue-UHQR_Vinyl_Record

Frank
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rvpiano OP
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ghdprentice and larryi,

My experience has been very similar to yours.
Digital  has gotten much friendlier, and the quality is now outstanding. Analog may still be a shade better, but the gap has narrowed considerably.
mahler123
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Well, in classical, there are those lps that have been released by Simon Rattle and the BPO in limited edition.
  I am 100% digital since I sold off my analog gear and lps about 6 years ago
elliottbnewcombjr
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around 40% LP's / 40% CD's, 20% 4 track pre-recorded Reel to Reel Tapes. No Streaming except Pandora in the Office, primarily to discover new to me artists.

Still buying LP's and CD's, new to me or replacing worn out favorites. Selling LP's and Tapes occasionally, but that's a lot of work for little gain.

The tape content is limited by the end of pre-recorded tape production.
jl35
4,063 posts
 
mostly CD with LP binges...
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