Go for it. Get a VPI.
Here's my recent experience - I started from relatively zero and now have a fantastic vinyl playback system and decent record collection for under $5k (used VPI Scoutmaster, Soundsmith Zephyr, Sutherland Ph3D.)
Vinyl's gotten me both amazing sound quality and tons of fun.
You can get mixed lots of 100 classical LPs here on Audiogon for about $2/record, $5 - 10 for fancy labels. Mixed bag, but part of the fun is exploring what's there. I'd never pay $20 each for 4 different recordings on CD of the same piece. But, its easy and great on vinyl. On the other hand, the high quality reissues - Music Matters Jazz, Acoustic Sounds, Mosaic, etc - are simply amazing quality, though expensive ($50 each)
Here's my recent experience - I started from relatively zero and now have a fantastic vinyl playback system and decent record collection for under $5k (used VPI Scoutmaster, Soundsmith Zephyr, Sutherland Ph3D.)
Vinyl's gotten me both amazing sound quality and tons of fun.
You can get mixed lots of 100 classical LPs here on Audiogon for about $2/record, $5 - 10 for fancy labels. Mixed bag, but part of the fun is exploring what's there. I'd never pay $20 each for 4 different recordings on CD of the same piece. But, its easy and great on vinyl. On the other hand, the high quality reissues - Music Matters Jazz, Acoustic Sounds, Mosaic, etc - are simply amazing quality, though expensive ($50 each)