Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE.

Many older audiophiles still have their vinyl and CDs and have been through everything Steve talks about. Many younger audiophiles have been streaming for years and are just getting into vinyl. So good for them. One of my good friends (who's 18) is really into vinyl and loves shopping for it. I love seeing his reaction when he buys some classic vinyl. Our next goal is to update his system. 

nnicola, none of the above. I have plenty of room, I can buy whatever I please, I'm buried in records so I need to be able to play them and the very best recordings I have are digital. The turntable is tradition, its involving in a way that digital is not and what the hell am I going to do with all these records. There is so much terrific music here that needs to be played. I love turntables like I love old sports cars. Electric is going to take over and there will be some incredible cars, faster than anything an internal combustion engine could dream of but, the soul that I have been craving all my life will be missing. Old love affairs die hard.

A pain in the arse.

I love the digital-only consumers. More vinyl for me.

The OP left out another reason:  The music lover was an armory specialist in the SEALS and refused to use earplugs.