I must be old

For comparison here’s my gear. MMF-7 with Goldring Eroica, Graham Slee Era Gold V vs
Oppo 103, Sonica DAC

i should have been clearer. With brand new vinyl I do love the sound of my rig, but only with perfect records. I would have to buy a much better vinyl playback system and a ton of new records to replace my old used ones that have been cleaned thoroughly but still have pops and clicks. New vinyl is expensive. CDs are cheap and are 90% as good as new vinyl. Tidal hi Rez streaming with Audirvana software is also excellent and is sometimes better than vinyl. Sweetvinyl is a good suggestion. Thanks. I guess I’m getting too frugal in my old age. There is a sweetness to vinyl that I appreciate. Thanks for all the replies. 

+1, @tomic601 

OP,  Just enjoy the music. You have the luxury to choose what sounds best to your ears. And thanks for being open minded unlike many here who are Like a fish in water :-) 

@tgrisham I don’t see a cleaning system for the vinyl. That’s necessary as is a Zerostat device for static. Vinyl is NOT convenient. But it will reward you. Fwiw, I just bought a streamer for my future days as I age and don’t feel like the ritual that vinyl demands. I have digital that rivals analog. But I have yet to hear any that is better than the vinyl. But for convenience, digital wins. But not for sound IME. It’s ok to enjoy both. I do.So do many others here.

Thank you Artemus.  I have cleaned my records and they are stored in anti-static sleeves.  I use a brush, the a roller and finally a zerostat.

I am also getting old. I have been an audiophile for fifty years. My Weather Report album is a bit noisy. I have upgraded my system many times. But my analog end continues to be better, only by a little bit now. Since I am retired, sometimes I feel like playing vinyl. When I do, if my record has not been cleaned, I clean it... it is fun now. I preclean with Last Power cleaner, then wash in my VPI Record cleaner before applying LAST preservative. I then jacket the album in plastic sleeve. I have over 2,000 most of which are in great shape. I enjoy it. This cleaning does incredible restoration of old or $5 used albums I found. Very few of my albums have audible surface noise, even those that I bought in college... and used in the dorm!
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Having said that. I have upgraded my digital end to the point that my music streamed sounds fantastic... usually better than CD quality as high def versions are available from Qubuz (most prefer to Tidal... more HD titles). My digital end is completely enchanting and magical {Aurender WE20se, Audio Research Reference electronics). If you can spend money, improving the digital end really makes sense since you basically have access to all music, verusus the albums you own. Also, getting up every 20 minutes may be good for you if your not active... I still ride my bike 13 miles or more a day and walk 2 miles. Anyway, the Qubuz subscription cost less than and album a month but you can access millions of tunes. To find music, I go to Stereophiles and The Absolute Sounds best recordings... type it into my iPad... and it starts up... usually in a High Def recording. So, for being old farts, I think the convenience and future is simply in streaming. But analog can sound better and be fun... ritualistically. Cleaning your records can bring them back. I don’t remember your turntable and cartridge. but the better the TT absolutely lowers the noise floor. Cleaning gets rid of pops.