Am I in the minority?

Personally I prefer a computer source, primarily for its ease of use. I don't enjoy getting up and changing a disc. Maybe I'm lazy.

One thing I didn't see mentioned so far is the space required for physical media. It can be difficult to accommodate thousands of discs/albums, especially if you don't have a large home. When I switched to a computer source and put all my cd's in the garage, I freed up a lot of space. I wish I could do the same thing for my movie collection, which is now at 1000+ titles. It takes up a lot of space and is not particularly attractive to look at.

The one physical medium I still cling to is books. Although I own a Kindle and use it often, I still prefer a hard copy of a book. Don't know why I have a double standard.

Bryon

No! you definitely are not the minority. I like the idea of computer based music servers and their convenience, but. I am still buying the shinny little platters, I am like you I like the ritual and I like having something to hold on to, I guess I am just an old fashion guy. I am actually adding a new SACD player to my system, this will be platter spinner number three.

Likely, you’re not in the minority, but certainly you - as well as many others - are "behind the times" and missing out on something that is truly hard to explain in writing.

Computer audio (USB and Network) has advanced to the point that the sound quality not only matches, but potentially exceeds the "old fashioned" CD transport protocols. This fact combined with the flexibility and near "miraculous" user-experience of having an entire library accessible via the touch of a button, leaves me literally amazed every time I listen to my system – which is literally every night now that I have a music server setup.