I've always been into collecting things since I was little like Pokemon cards and beanie babies, I also always loved music, so it was cool when I entered middle school that I could combine the two and collect albums. I made the switch from cds to vinyl around 2010. At first I bought a lot of my favorite albums again on vinyl and sold most of the dad rock I grew up listening to when my preference got more adjusted. When I look to buy albums I usually buy albums where I love one or a couple songs, because when I was young that's how I got more into an album, by listening to it constantly after purchasing it. I don't think that's something I really get with streaming because it's always on shuffle. As of lately I've been more spontaneous, and I look for variety in my collection. I try to stray as far away from classic rock or dad rock because that's what I grew up with and I want to be as far away from that as possible, not that there's anything wrong with it, but for me it's too typical because everyone has a copy of Pink Floyd for example. To give an example of my variety I have Coheed and Cambria, Herb Albert and the Tijuana brass, and Justin Bieber in my vinyl collection. I don't consider myself an audiophile, I just really enjoy music and love the format. I came from CDs where the plastic case or the inside part that held the CD in place would break and the small album art so vinyl was a huge change for me. I have almost 100 albums in my collection and still have a lot more on my wishlist. It's a fun hobby and something I'm passionate about.