Going SACD or analog?


I am at the crossroad in choosing new vs old technology. Selling my Sony redbook cdp and going with Sony 777, or investing into the hi-end turntable rig? Have few records, and several hundred of CD's. I listened SACD with Krell and Martin Logan speakers. It was great, but i liked all Linn analog set-up even more. I would have about 3k to spend, which wouldn't be much for an excellent analog set (including phono stage pre) as i am using Sony's volume control with my Plinius 100 mkII. What to do? what to do?
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average price of vinyl (either near-mint used or new) $5
average price of red-book CD (either near-mint used or new) $8
average price of SACD (near-mint used or new) $20.

vinyl is cheaper but performance is on the top of any any any CD, HDCD, SACD, XRCD blahblahblahCD.

so I also make a point there.
SACD is just another digital toy to play with if it interests you too much from the infantile point of view.
Vinyl is for serious listeners.
Patrick,
I usually go for records in downdown NYC or I know a few places in Brooklyn and Queens.
I've established my following classic rock collections of Jethro Tull $4/per album; Yes $2 per album, Led Zeppelin $3 per album, Dire Straits $2.50 per album, Roxy Music and its members solos $2 per album... You're not going to beleive but I've grabbed the Metallica albums and singles for as low as $2 per piece that looked basically brand-new from garage sale but due to my age I had to sell it on ebay right the next day after I bought them :*). I thought that I would live them for myself to listen to it again for a while but I realized that I couldn't stand for 15 min to listen to it. They sounded superb on my Michell.

Progressive rock I've acquired in Germany along with the bunch of sophisticated electronics, european jazz-rock for the average of $6. Please note that German pressings in general are superior to US since they produce less noise and more clarity.

There are some original albums in my collection that only a few hundreds of copies were made. Some of them never released on CDs. Most of these albums will die with me or live after me and will never be sold.

So whenever you'll be in NYC just shoot me a note and I'll tell you a few different places where to sweep the cheap and mint records maybe we'll meet than on some of these stores. Or the best thing you can do right now is to give me a list of wanted artists and I'll bring you the pricing in NYC and if you're agreed I'll buy them and ship them to you.