Analogue requires more careful set up and if you have high end gear you would probably do as I do and avoid spinning vinyl in combination with drinking, as one slip can tank a possibly very expensive cartridge.
I have more than 4,000 LPs and I have a similar number of albums in digital form on my server, and I often go back and forth. I have three main systems and I recently added a modest turntable to the third system so I had the option of spinning vinyl in that system too (Roksan Radius 5/Nima/Goldring Eroica LX). I owned an LP12 some years ago, and would say that its is a decent sounding table (when, as with all tables, it is properly set up) and needs no apologies.
It is entirely up to the individual whether or not to continue in analogue - personally I'd be out there acquiring more LPs to play. If he decides not to go that way he will likely find willing buyers for his gear and vinyl.