Of course, some records are very rare and hard to find or extremely expensive in higher grades. I have no problem playing the occasional VG or even a G+ of an album I love until I can source a better one. I did that with a G+ Metallica "Ride the Lightning" I found locally, until I pulled a VG+/EX off DiscOgs. Though to be fair my G+ mostly just had a very very high noise floor; it didn’t really have much in the way of banging loud pops. But some records are 99% clean and then have that banging loud POP or 2 out of seemingly nowhere. It happens. I’m not going to stop playing them - but I do try hard to keep them of the Koetsu Blue Lace. And of course I also draw the line at a groove jump/skip.
Again, I’m an advocate of enjoying the gear and keeping paranoia at a reasonable, cautious level. And I’m not the kind of audiophile to listen to Krall/Barber/Stanley/SRV/Dire Straits on repeat all the time, so previously "well loved" heavy metal albums get playback here. And I still prefer a great pressing in G+ or VG over digital copies most of the time. I don’t even have a digital source on the main 2ch system. And of course I prefer EX or NM, but I'm really quite happy with a VG+ if that's all I can get.
Again, I’m an advocate of enjoying the gear and keeping paranoia at a reasonable, cautious level. And I’m not the kind of audiophile to listen to Krall/Barber/Stanley/SRV/Dire Straits on repeat all the time, so previously "well loved" heavy metal albums get playback here. And I still prefer a great pressing in G+ or VG over digital copies most of the time. I don’t even have a digital source on the main 2ch system. And of course I prefer EX or NM, but I'm really quite happy with a VG+ if that's all I can get.