For all you Vinyl lovers!

I think the best thing about vinyl, and the reason so many non-audiophiles love it, is the artifact itself. Nothing wrong with that - I'm currently upgrading my vinyl system right now. But I care a lot more about the music than about whether it's analog or digital. Same with metrics and measurements. 

Cool.  Thanks.  

I’ve said that often. If you weren’t around in the heyday of 8 tracks being chewed up in your car deck you’ve got a ways to go in this hobby. 
Vinyl still rules. I’ve had a love affair with vinyl for 50 years. I used to enjoy flipping the records for dad on his garrard turntable. 
Nowadays people are in a hurry with no place to go. Slow down. Clean a record. It will make you feel better!

I'm with you on this, Coltran1.  My dad was an audiophile from the late '40's on, and I grew up with a state of the art (mono) system in the living room that probably sounded as good as the youtube system. 

I've used the pandemic downtime to revisit my entire 1200+ LP collection, many of which I used to share with my father.  Nothing better, and vinyl remains my first love.

@larsman

For me, the best thing about vinyl isn't "the artifact."  It's the natural, relaxed, realistic sound.  As I tell my non-audiophile friends, one must spend significantly more on an analog front end in order to surpass digital reproduction, but once you're there, vinyl is the best in terms of musicality.