I might be. I listen to all my music at home on vinyl. But it’s because I legitimately like it and have since I was a little kid before I even knew it was cool. And on my system with hide cabinet speakers they legitimately sound superior and I’ve verified this through a/b testing of the same songs. Whether it’s because vinyl is actually better or if vinyl releases are just mastered better is irrelevant because the vinyls I have sounds better than the cds I have.
However, vinyl becomes worn and scratched over time. One wonders why you don’t then transfer them to FLAC for a digital copy and keep your vinyls pristine.
FLAC isn’t hipster. Picky, yes, but not hipster.
Also, I did once listen to an NPR segment about vinyl, and how encoding on vinyl is inherently superior because digital reproduction of an analog audio wavelength by its very nature removes information (while vinyl is already analog). However, I would think FLAC better at reproducing it than redbook audio. Plus, without a digital transfer, how else could you get comparable sound from a mobile device or from your car as you do from your entertainment center?
I don’t do this for a few reasons. One because of what you said about analog to digital. Two because I don’t have anything equipped to playback FLAC connected to my music center. (I have a home theater system for movies that I could but I have separate receivers for movies and music. For the movies I use 5 satellite speakers and a sub for surround, whereas for solely music I have a receiver with two huge cabinet speakers hooked into it) and three because it just diminishes the experience I think.