Is it all worth it?

Still undecided if it is all worth it but can not deny when lp playback is good, well it is VERY good here at chateau Waltz!

However so is CD And Qobuz hires so.......

My analog and digital setups are both pleasurable listening experiences. It all comes down to modes of emotional fulfillment as to which I listen to.
Digital streaming with Qobuz, Tidal and rips of over 10k cd's allows stream of consciousness listening sessions. Vinyl really requires listening to entire side of album, really great for the concept albums and classical. Vinyl listening is a  nostalgic experience, bringing forth great memories from the good old days.

The relatively low cost of acquiring new digital music plays a large role in this as well. The more music I acquire makes the cost of Tidal and Qobuz marginally less as well, acquiring  new albums is a relatively costly endeavor. My Roon album playlist is nearing 60k, I now can have every album of my favorite artists, and the discovery of new artists and genres makes this the golden age of music for me. This huge supply of music allows my stream of consciousness listening sessions to vary in incredible ways!

And so actions speak louder than words, 90% digital, 10% vinyl  playback. Stream of consciousness is preferable to nostalgia for me.

I spin vinyl about 5% of the time which is about as much time as I get to myself.  That is to say alone time when I get to listen to music and relax.  That said, a friend sent me a link to this cartoon many will find humorous.  http://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a19180

I'm definitely getting it today and tonight.
Spun records only today and I picked some real beauties to enjoy.

Life is good...
😇😉😁

The Townsend Seismic Sink is also essential for many turntables as well as transports/DACs.  My VPI TNT VI sounded no better than my VPI 19-4 until I placed it on an HDF platform under the TNT resting on a Townsend Sink .  Now it's high end.   

I HATE setting up a new cartridge.  First it has to break-in for 50 hours.  My SME IV arm has a spring mounted VTA and no SRA adjustment (use tiny shim to correct).  This is the worst part of preparing to play an LP.  However, my arm is not VTA critical once set.  It sounds about as good on 120g as 180g records.  

To Mozartfan-Nope, I have at least 7,500 LPs which have not and probably never will be in the digital stream or CD realm (1,000 ethnic LPs for sure).   However, I generally prefer listening to my Living Stereo and Living Presence classical music on greatly remastered CDs.  Again, unfortunately, those that were pop are generally unavailable in the digital realm.

I listen to either CD or LP format about equally.  I've become lazy and only listen to my 78s about 5% to 7% of the time.  I used to transfer them to cassette and for 15 years to CD.  That really makes it convenient to hear 10" 78s.