You are certainly not alone. Those of us with thousands of records are sort of stuck.
Although your vinyl playback system is lack luster, getting to something that can give digital a little bit of a run for its money requires a substantial amount of money over what you have already spent. People with no records or small collections may well be better off maximizing their digital systems ditching the vinyl. I routinely recommend that people not get started in vinyl. They are much better off sticking with digital, spending the money on speakers and amps where it really counts.