Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it

My response is biased since i never really got into CDs. THe few that I have owned are typically trashed in less than one year where as I have albums I have owned since 1972 and play some vinyl that is almost 70 years old. I know you can keep CD's better than I took care of them, and CD's or tapes are more mobile than vinyl but oooh the sound is so much better and as my daughter says, vinyl is personal. you must get involved(clean, put arm on record, flip the sides, etc). Is it worth the effort, by allmeans
Tom G

It's $$$$ but worth it if your family will still have food. btw - I charge my family $25 each time I'm (slang) "dissed". Spent $900 this month and their still not learning. sic

I have just rediscovered my love of vinyl again, which I did not listen to since I was just a youngin'. I did this largely based on the advice of folks here but my own curiosity and interest in music generes that are available on vinyl led me there naturally. Like you all I needed was a nudge.

I started with just a handful of Lp's and now have a modest 300 lp collection. I invested in some good equipment. I researches and learned and asked questions (all thing I enjoy).

I can say without a doubt it has been the most fun I have ever had with music. Instead of viewing it as a hassle, I enjoy being responsible for the sound I am getting, playing around with VTA/VTF, cleaning recordds, different isolation etc. And I can say without reservation that the planet align nightly in my living room.

Yes, its cost me a lot, so be warned. But its been woth it for my ears.

Oh, another thing. You can also record all those alternate masters/remasters/remixes/out-of-prints/etc onto CD to archive them and remove pops, ticks, hiss, etc, if you like as well. So you can have the best of both worlds... The only downside IMO is you have to pay to play.

Michael,

If you want access to out of print albums, remixes, remasters, rereleases not available anywhere else, plus access to masters that have not been overcompressed and clipped to death, then you are doing the right thing...

If you are not interested in any of those things then stick with the digital formats, because you end up paying a high premium for good TT equipment and new albums.

I decided to go back to vinyl for the reasons listed above, and while it is expensive, I'm extremely satisfied now that I have learned to accept that there will sometimes be slight imperfections in the vinyl that are not worth returning an entire album over. "Good" online stores will let you exchange vinyl within reason. This is so they can continue to stay in business. I have found their terms to be reasonable enough to make me satisfied with my decision to indulge in vinyl again.