After 1,000 Records I'm Done PRETENDING Vinyl Is Worth It

I have over 1,000 vinyl records, multiple turntables, and a room that looks like a record store exploded in it. I am supposed to love this hobby unconditionally. I am supposed to be the guy who tells you vinyl sounds warmer, feels more human, and connects you to the music in ways streaming never will. And I believed all of that. Until I didn’t. Is this just a silly phase I'm going through, or will I ALWAYS feel this way? In this video I’m doing something I probably should have done a long time ago — asking out loud whether the noise, the warps, the scratches, the cost, and the sheer hassle of vinyl actually justifies any of it. The sonic benefits are real. The tactile pleasure is real. But so is the anxiety of dropping a needle on a $40 record and hearing a pop that wasn’t there last week. This isn’t a hit piece on vinyl. It’s an honest conversation from someone who is fully, embarrassingly, unapologetically in too deep — and starting to wonder why. Come have the crisis with me. We're gonna have a blast! Thanks for checking out my video! Agree or disagree... it's time to comment and subscribe. Thanks! 🎙️ United States of Analog — @unitedstatesofanalog