I'm 42, on the cusp I think. I grew up with records, listened 4-6 hours everyday. I used cassette copies for portable/car. Could never afford CD equipment during the early days when it sucked. I love the sound of high end vinyl, the little of it that I have heard, which was very expensive rigs. I don't anticipate going into vinyl seriously because I only have about 200 records, and will not be buying more unless something I want is only available on vinyl.
When it is done well, vinyl is awesome, but that sound is expensive and inconvenient compared to digital. I don't like the record noise after getting used to silent background of CD, it prevents me from listening very deeply into the music as I would in a live performance. I like the dynamic range of uncompressed CD, not possible with LPs which are always compressed. I like not having to get up and flip the record halfway through a symphony. I like having all the music in a sandwich sized hard drive that would take a whole wall in LPs. I know what the downsides of digital sound like, and I beleive that the problems have been overcome by talented electronic designers. I think 24 bit/96kHz digital recordings are superior to vinyl in every possible way, because they eliminate the high frequency problems of 44.1kHz sampling and give a smooth natural sound like vinyl but without any of the drawbacks.
My father, 69, prefers vinyl for sentimental reasons and also so he can read the liner notes. He says CD notes are too small. He just got a new portable turntable (mid fi) which he loves. I have some LPs that are among my most treasured possessions, so I will always have a TT to play them, but not daddy big bucks. I always really enjoy the relaxed wholesome sound of records playing on the system, similar to listening to good FM radio.
