The cost of LP's and CD's - an observation

orpheus10,
"Comparing an ordinary record player to "high end analog" is like comparing a hot dog to porterhouse steak".

Very true; and young hipsters buying low fi turntables to get with the trend should be made to realize this before they jump in.

I personally do like the physical media, a leftover from my days with record albums growing up. It is also very useful for learning the history of a classical piece from the liner notes, and in other music, there are lyric sheets oftentimes, as well as information about hidden collaborators that you would never have guessed if you hadn't had the liner notes. 

johnspain, +1
That said, I ruined plenty of CD's by playing them in my car and abusing them back in the days when cars had CD players. No more thankfully. 
Yes, CD's can sound very good with the right gear.

This is a great time to buy CD’s, at least at the many Goodwill locations here in AZ. Maybe some people donating their collections because they gone to streaming, and I’m sure that in the retirement communities like Sun City they are donated by surviving relatives. Whatever the case, it is an amazing place to get great music of all genres. They have now dropped their prices from $2.29 per CD to $.99. Maybe turnover wasn’t fast enough.
Most CD’s are mint, especially if they are classical. I buy things that I am only vaguely interested in because I can’t leave it behind for the price. I bought three yesterday that would have cost over $110.00 when I checked them out on Amazon for $4.50!

True Orpheus10. I said this before, and it should be a given. If we are talking about analog versus digital front ends, we need to realize that an entry level analog setup is not going to soar above a top tier digital rig and vice versa.