Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?

To experience an old-fashioned style of entertainment occasionally— that's all. I grew up with LPs and Telefunken, but I don’t miss them anymore. The availability of decent LPs is a major issue.  A full year of Qobuz subscription could only buy 4 LPs.  

I also recommend the new Rega P3 with the Nd5 cartridge. And I would have to think hard to find a record I own or yet to own that costs more than $15 on ebay or discogs

@lewm I'm in Seattle, we have over a dozen good record stores in the area. A few more that are just ok, or really specialized. 

I'm telling you, it's almost impossible to get a $10 record, unless it's trashed, or at a thrift store. Was just putting some new sleeves on a couple used ones, was myself surprised at what I paid for them. On Van Morrison was $32, Taj Mahal was $38. 

On the flip side, I do have a few used records that were in the $10-15 range, One Van Hallen comes to mind, but the cover looks very used.  

It really does not matter where I go they are all over $20. With that, they are also all in very good shape. A couple were still sealed, or likely never used. 

here are 2 of my normal stores.

https://easystreetonline.com

https://hivoltagerecords.com

@kijanki "In class D amplifier "Voltage" is converted to "Duty Cycle", both analog - meaning there is no discrete steps (unlimited resolution)."

true, only if clock / sync “digital” signal is ignored. class D can be theoretically lossless, but design implementation is limited by jittery oscillator and not ideal output analog LPF. 

@mahler123  "You’ve self identified as one who places significant value on the aesthetics of vinyl, which renders sound quality issues as secondary "

Excuse me if I find that statement somewhat condescending.  And you are not the first member on this site that has made disparaging  comments about buying equipment for the aesthetics and the sheer joy many of us get from the ownership of beautiful equipment.  I don't find that love of equipment and love of music are mutually exclusive.  Just my opinion but one I'm sure is shared by many.  Cheers.