To the OP - Here’s the my view on this...
If I had not already had an investment in albums and a turntable, I would have given up on vinyl long ago.
As it is, I have spent lots on upgrades, cartridges, phono stages and other tweaks to get my vinyl rig to the level of performance where it is now.
I probably buy more vinyl than digital music at present, but that tends to go in cycles.
So I have to ask - why start now?
The learning curve is steep and time consuming and the outlay can be significant and if you do not "evolve" with with the many aspects of a vinyl rig, you may simply lose interest after a very short while.
OR, the alure of vinyl will grab you and you too will spend lots of time/effort/$$$
From a convenience perspective digital is the way to go, but when I want to relax with a glass of my favourite scotch, for some reason - vinyl is generally my choice.
However, I also have some stunning digital tracks that stir up the same emotions.
Just another opinion
- you have no legacy vinyl, so no real need to invest in a vinyl rig
- you are not "inclined" to invest time and effort involved in setting up, maintaining and eveolving a vinyl based system
- any "low end" vinyl setup will not compete from a sound quality perspective to todays digital front end streamers like a $599 Bluesound Node 2
- you’ve probably read in many places (Including here) how wonderful vinyl can be and how much more "organic" it sounds - so perhaps that is the reason for your initial post?
- There is only one "playlist" on a given side of a vinyl album - i.e. the order of the tracks on each side
- The album almost always ends at an inoportune moment.
- you have to get up at least every 20-30 minutes to play another album/side/track
- The stylus wears out every 600-1200 hours (depending on cartridge/stylus type) and replacing it can be expensive
- Turntable placement/support can be fraught with vibration issues
- todays vinyl seems to have pressing issues that I had not encountered 30 years ago, so returns can become an issue
- keeping vinyl clean can be a chore
- A Vinyl album is more expensive than its digital version
If I had not already had an investment in albums and a turntable, I would have given up on vinyl long ago.
As it is, I have spent lots on upgrades, cartridges, phono stages and other tweaks to get my vinyl rig to the level of performance where it is now.
I probably buy more vinyl than digital music at present, but that tends to go in cycles.
So I have to ask - why start now?
The learning curve is steep and time consuming and the outlay can be significant and if you do not "evolve" with with the many aspects of a vinyl rig, you may simply lose interest after a very short while.
OR, the alure of vinyl will grab you and you too will spend lots of time/effort/$$$
From a convenience perspective digital is the way to go, but when I want to relax with a glass of my favourite scotch, for some reason - vinyl is generally my choice.
However, I also have some stunning digital tracks that stir up the same emotions.
Just another opinion