Am I in the minority?

I went through the same thing ... I ripped everything to harddrive some time ago. I kept my disc collection at first, just for backup. Then I noticed after a while I was no longer listening to albums ... just tracks. I got sort of burned out on music for a time and quit listening altogether and then somewhere along the way, I started playing CD's again. I was sort of “reborn” and shortly after bought a turntable. I have been buying vinyl solid for 9 months now and I am really enjoying the sound of my setup and ritual of playing an album. I find I listen to the whole album if I go through the hassle of setting it up. I still listen to the computer but mostly vinyl and CD's. Turns out; I really like the labor involved in listening to music. I discovered that I am clearly a CD and LP collector. I would never part with my collection. I guess it's similar to stamps and bottle caps. I honestly wish I had a small room just for media storage. I have some pretty rare stuff along with lots of old discs that have followed me since my college days. I enjoy looking through the collection and finding some lost gem - then queuing it up. It really does take me back – lots of old concert memories. I started sticking the ticket stubs in the CD’s some time ago and have at least a hundred mixed in. I always get comments when people look through the collection. Yet another reason to wander through the shelves.
So I guess you’re not alone

I guess some people like to go through "the Process" of starting their music. I agree a great TT setup is the way to go, but I enjoy having my entire CD collection a click away. With J River I can label my favorites as 5 stars and the player will shuffle play which I enjoy.

To each his own!!

Cheers

I sold my vinyl years ago when I found a cdp I felt bettered the sound. Granted I didn't have a true high end analogue front end, but I wasn't willing to spend the money on it.
I grew up with vinyl but lost the appreciation of cueing up a record and watching the needle fall. Do miss the artwork of 12 inch lps.
About half of my cds are ripped to a hard drive which is connected to a Mac Mini. The convenience of this is amazing. For serious listening though, I go to the cdp. It sounds better and I can still get up and change cds.
To answer your last question, yes you are in the minority. And that minority is shrinking every day.

First of all I view this in a slightly different light than most of the respondents of this thread. Having been in the entertainment business for years prior to retirement. I approach any art form and that includes music that is downloaded via computer. My concerns are simple is the artist being compensated for thier work? via the computer downloads. None of us get to see what iTunes or any other music download entity is paying in royalties to the artist and the label.

I do not downlaod music from any source for the simple reason I am not totally convinced that the proper payments are being made to ASCAP or BMI. Without absolute proof of payments I will continue to boycott digital down loads.

In my day I shut down so many pirates and had them prosecuted to full extent of the law and took great pleasure in seeing their equipment totally destroyed. In short these are norhing more or less than thieves that threaten the entire music industry. Music is not free, never has been, it has to be paid for, like anything else.

I continue to buy CD and Vinyl albums through legitimate sources, to do less is a slap in the face of the artist, the label and the employees that work in the music industry. In fact it nothing more or less than outright theft. Most everyone here has been a victim of theft at one time or another in their lives and how did that make you feel? Violated of course, no difference than downloading music from a dubious source to satisfy ones current need to get the product they want for personal satisfaction.

If a viable solution is not reached, we can see the music industry going into oblivion. It is all to easy today to download and most all that do, don't give a rats ass of the people that make what you enjoy are truly being paid their hard earned royalty, that is the law by the waya Federal Law that is enforceable, I know that first hand.

Artist are only going to create when it is financially viable for them to do. Cut off their living and the music goes away, plain and simple.

i believe that a transport that doesn't spin the disc while it is playing is prefereable to a conventional cd player. the psaudio perfect wave transport is a perfect example of such a device.