What is your vinyl commitment?

VPI HW-40, Ortofon Cadenza Black and McIntosh MP1100. So about $31,000 or so. I also have a Klaudio record cleaner, a spare Cadenza Black cartridge. I have been into the studio hobby seriously since about 1980 when I bought my first McIntosh system. 

Had $15k in tt setup, then $6k in preamp, and 500 albums, all sold 6 or 7 years ago when my digital setup started sounding better. Have never regretted selling everything 

@rbstehno 

I did the same, but came to regret it.

I am back into vinyl again now and have never been happier listening to music. The truth is we need both digital and vinyl to get the most out of it. They both have their pros and cons and complement each other.

With my current setup, I prefer the sound of vinyl. Nevertheless, digital can sound great too.

Way too much for what vinyl delivers in my instance. Regardless of the Technics sl1300, hana sl MC low, Gold Note pre amp and 50-75 high quality and expensive- $40 - $60 average cost- records I'm intolerant of the inferior sound, surface noise, and mechanical care of vinyl. It's exactly what I thought it'd be- an expensive and finnicky walk down memory lane I no longer care to take. Streaming sounds way better, is totally convenient, laughably inexpensive and allows me endless choice, the ease of changing tracks and artists from my chair instead of getting up every 2o minutes to flip a record and clean a new one only to have surface noise anyway. 

@saugertiesbob 

Your choice, of course. Whichever way you chose to enjoy music is fine by me. Although I am a little saddened that you’re missing out on so much of the pleasure.

But why the need to present such an over the top and one sided justification for it?

Reality isn’t as polarised as some people try to make out. I am reminded of my young daughter who saw everything in extremes - for example, her food was always either boiling or freezing. Fortunately, she grew out of that. These days there are a lot of people around who haven’t.