According to the RIAA, It doesn't look good for physical media

My 53 still sealed dbx discs I paid $2 each for in 1990 are up to over $200 now.

I inherited 4000 LPs from my folks, 1/2 still sealed. None of my older brothers and sisters wanted them. Until now. Nope! Not getting them!

My mother worked at Columbia Records 1955-1967. 4000 pristine copies, all labels. Columbia was the largest presser in the world then.

One thing with new vinyl is usually there is also a hi-rez digital download included. Pretty much all I “buy” these days is vinyl. Old and new. I use my NAS, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music for various other reasons. I rarely listen to anything streaming “critically”. Normally, any of the above are played when doing things around the house, in the car, or at the office. Vinyl is pretty much my “thing” these days.Occasionally, I play a CD, but since most of them are on my NAS as hi-rez files, I usually just play that instead.

@wolfie62 Wow! Lucky.

One thing with new vinyl is usually there is also a hi-rez digital download included.

I don't recall ever getting anything but MP3 download cards in the new vinyl I buy.  I rarely ever use them.  MP3 is not what you're calling "hi-rez" is it?

New vinyl often sucks.  Warped, noisy, poor sound quality... there are some releases that sound fantastic, but for the most part I've started to avoid new releases or current pressings of old releases and do research on Steve Hoffman about what some of the best older pressings are.  That can be a rabbit hole.  Like here, there are varying and directly conflicting opinions.  It can also be detrimental to the wallet, especially if a particular pressing has really been talked up and is out of print.  It can also be much more rewarding than listening to a brand new record that sounds like it's been played 50 times on a Fisher-Price turntable.

Everyone download I’ve received has either been .wav or .flac never MP3. No doubt you have to be discerning with new vinyl.... the majority of mine have been excellent overall.