There are a lot pros out there that choose e-digging over vinyl nowadays...just most won't admit it.
Blockhead, IMO one of the best sample based producers around nowadays, is a pretty big named pro that ONLY e-digs now.
I find Blockhead's outlook on the whole vinyl VS e-digging refreshing --> BLOCKHEAD wrote-- “I was never a fan of buying a record that I only planned on sampling for like 50 bucks. I could give a shit about paying the guy who decided this rare but ultimately half assed record is worth what it was,” says Blockhead, producer of Aesop Rock, Billy Woods, and several instrumental albums for Ninja Tune. “I'm not in the habit of giving money to greedy collectors. So I find shit online. It's enabled me to find samples I would never have been able to afford to even hear otherwise. My record player doesn't even work anymore. The fact I haven't fixed it speaks volumes of how much more simple and rewarding the blog digging has been for me."
If you haven't heard of Blockhead (Produced many Aesop Rock tracks) then pick up an album and prepare to be 'wowed' by the nutty amount of samples used in each song. Doing so without getting clearance to use the samples by using unknown/rare artists most people have not heard.
He is also a producer that spits in the face of the whole silly "hardware VS software" arguments that plagues forums seeing as how he used only an ASR-10 for the longest time and hated the thought of using time stretching but then found ableton and now pretty much uses only Ableton and ZERO f*cks are given to what people think.
I, personally, use both vinyl and digital (blogs, youtube, etc). But I have found myself sifting thru blogs more and more these days. If the sample sounds dope and I haven't heard anyone use it before then I'll totally use it. I too try and stay away from big name
Here is an article by Blockhead "Sampling Dos and Don'ts for Beat Makers" which is funny and has some great tips for sample based producers
Some sampling do’s and don’t for beat makers | Phat Friend