Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it

You are NUTS!
(I had gathered 14,000 LPs a few years ago to get back into LP.) I threw away 8,000 of those and still have 6,000 LPs.
Two TTs and Two AR pres.
Again DO NOT DO THIS.
It is a hassle cleaning this crap. Then you got all the extra NOISE when you play. Then you gotta rebuy all the stuff you already got, and put up with warped new LPs. The eBay jerks will rip you off on used LPs.
Unless you have acess to THOUSANDS of cheap (under $1) LPs forget it.
Why spend $15,000 on a TT cart and prepre for SIX decent LPS!!!
Sign into a psych ward instead! I have AND still bought into the vinyl bag ALL OVER AGAIN and sorry I did it!
I have 4,000 LPs IN MY BEDROOM!!! One whole wall is LPs.
They suck, and I am a sicko nutbag for buying them.
Ihad to THROW out 8,000 LPs sorting them and sorting them to decide WHICH ones to discard. (I was in a manic episode?)
It wa fun for awhile, but then it turned ugly! I had to MOVE!!!! moving 6,000 LPs sucks.
So run away, fast, stick to your Cds. and be happy.
DO NOT listen to some others trying to LURE you into vinyl... they serve the DARK MASTER.

I must be a slave to the DARK MASTER. I don't have quite as many as Elizabeth but I have few and greatly enjoy them. And cleaning them once is all that's needed. I haven't found vinyl to be that much of a chore over the years. Plus, it gets me off my butt every 20 minutes or so.

No lure here but you may just find that, as many of us do, there is happiness in exploring and listening to this format.

Good luck!

Elizabeth is right...you will go nuts. But you may be a happy nut. Vinyl playing is an expensive hobby that is time-consuming and technically interesting. and quite separate and distinct from simply enjoying music. But that could be said for all audiophile stuff, compared with a Bose wave radio.

Do it!!!!!!!!!

I don't have much vinyl but love what I have. Last night I listened to Moody Blues Long Distance Voyager (original master recording) on my Sota table, Jelco arm, Goldring cartridge, Cambridge phono pre and this simply crushed any of my cd players (modded Music Hall, Denon, Pioneer Elite...). The clarity, imaging & soundstage were unbeatable.
Yes, cleaning is a pain. You can't be lazy. However, when you are in the right mood it is amazing. You system will make it worthwhile.

Been there, done that - a couple of times. Bottom line, if you don't have music on LP's that you really want to hear don't go there. If you do, then you don't have a choice do you. Audiophilia without musical reward can get real boring, quick!