What is your vinyl commitment?

@rbstehno 

I did the same, but came to regret it.

I am back into vinyl again now and have never been happier listening to music. The truth is we need both digital and vinyl to get the most out of it. They both have their pros and cons and complement each other.

With my current setup, I prefer the sound of vinyl. Nevertheless, digital can sound great too.

Way too much for what vinyl delivers in my instance. Regardless of the Technics sl1300, hana sl MC low, Gold Note pre amp and 50-75 high quality and expensive- $40 - $60 average cost- records I'm intolerant of the inferior sound, surface noise, and mechanical care of vinyl. It's exactly what I thought it'd be- an expensive and finnicky walk down memory lane I no longer care to take. Streaming sounds way better, is totally convenient, laughably inexpensive and allows me endless choice, the ease of changing tracks and artists from my chair instead of getting up every 2o minutes to flip a record and clean a new one only to have surface noise anyway. 

@saugertiesbob 

Your choice, of course. Whichever way you chose to enjoy music is fine by me. Although I am a little saddened that you’re missing out on so much of the pleasure.

But why the need to present such an over the top and one sided justification for it?

Reality isn’t as polarised as some people try to make out. I am reminded of my young daughter who saw everything in extremes - for example, her food was always either boiling or freezing. Fortunately, she grew out of that. These days there are a lot of people around who haven’t.

When you say commitment.  I think of what percentage do you listen to your vinyl rig.   I grew up listening to my uncle’s records.  I remember distinctly hearing the warmth that vinyl brings to the table.   But when I was in High School CD hit the market and was hailed as the new King in audio.   I sold all my records, which was not many and went all in on digital.    Is Digital better?   For me it is.   I prefer the sound of digital to vinyl so my commitment to vinyl is ZERO.   I know a few guys that think vinyl is so superior they will not listen to digital.   That is commitment in my book.   To each his own!!  The only thing that matter is you enjoy the music!!

Happy as can be with about a $3K commitment for Fluance turntable, Hana cartridge and PSAudio phono pre-amp.