I am a quasi record "collector" not really an audiophile
I am exclusively rock.
i have(had) linn-itock-archiv lingo 1-tri amp isobariks activ
I gave up on vinyl.
it's too fragile and difficult to handle.
i'm sick of buying bum records on e bay(controlled source) :ignorant hillbilly amateurs. dumpster diving at record shows is worse! too much competition for trash!
among 100 other rants :there are too many hi end high fi products
you should move to a file server with a mytek style streaming bridge and a pair of powered speakers before the bottom falls out of the vinyl bs