Do You Regret Selling Your Turntable and Albums ?

Sold all my vinyl, collected since late 60s (about 2000 records) in the early 90s. 

Around 1996 after reading about how much better vinyl sounded and finding a plethora of used records at local stores, I started collecting again. At the same time my interest in high end audio skyrocketed. Now I'm all in with about 2000 records and two turntables worth about 20 grand. 

Is it better? That's not always the case as vinyl, CD and streaming are all very gear dependent. Do I listen to vinyl mostly, no, streaming is much easier. When I do take the time for vinyl it is very nice indeed. Like many here I am in my 70s and have been thinking lately about pairing down records and gear.

So to answer your question. Yes I regret selling the first time, but see a day when I may do it again. Too much stuff is not necessarily a good thing, matter of fact it kind of holds you down

@audphile1 I took your advice and briefly setup and listened to a couple favorites.  I liked it well enough to plan another session and delay the decision.

@blackbag20   I’m still on the fence. Today I’ll lean to digital, tomorrow towards analog. I realize it’s all so permanent if I let go of the albums. Permanent for me anyway. I could not justify the expense of replacing them in the future.

Thank you all for taking the time to comment and share your experiences. The more I think about this, technically it could be considered the second time this decision has come up for me. Back in the late 70’s I bought a new Pioneer SX-680 and matching two-way speakers, and PL-400 turntable. Queen’s album JAZZ could have been my first purchase and sounded GREAT. Several moves deciding on a career, more moves as I got married and raised a family. The stereo components gave up the ghost one by one. Music was still important but having the best sound quality was not. Fast forward to a few years ago when I retired and got interested in audio again, I was happy that I kept my albums all these years. As has been mentioned by several people, it’s not just the sound... it’s the experience and memories.  I thought this would be easier.

How many hours a day do you spend listening to music? If it's only a small amount of time, it may be just as well to go all digital. I spend about 4 hours a day, so if I only had my digital rig, I might get fatigued. But switching from vinyl to digital keeps things fresh, at least for me. 

@mysteriousmrm 

I wholeheartedly agree. The benefits of having both are undeniable in my view. 

Each becomes the standard by which I judge the other, helping to keep my feet firmly on the ground.

@newton_john ”The benefits of having both……”

100% with you on your theory that bucks the trend of “less is more” 

Those who choose either analogue or streaming are potentially just listening to a lot more of less.

The minimum requirement is arguably to have both. Why should we more or less limit ourselves?

@mysteriousmrm “But switching from vinyl and digital keeps things fresh….” 👍