I love vinyl for its sound quality. I have many songs for which digital has no equal. I love digital, too. But there are songs that simply sound better on vinyl, with the right pressings.
I am also enamored by the physical transcription of the process. I find it fascinating that a tiny stylus rubs in a tiny groove, producing a tiny voltage, resulting in me having a heart pounding experience.
I also hate vinyl, because 90% of the pressings that I have purchased have nothing special sound quality. I could have saved my money and played my better sounding digital files. So purchasing vinyl is not only expensive, it is also a gamble with the odds far out of your favor. But once in a while I land a gem, and it is heaven.
Most of my best sounding vinyl came from Better Records. But my wallet can no longer keep up with the cost. It was fun while it lasted.
I have given up on re-mastered vinyl, and half-speed mastered vinyl, and heavy vinyl, and any other audiophile labels that I deem to be cash grabs. All of the above purchases that I have made never worked out. They all have serious sound quality issues.
I have also given up on and albums pressed in the last 25 years. I have never heard one that has great sound quality.
For me, it is all about the sound quality, and that makes the journey difficult and expensive.
