How long should vinyl last?

RH posts
"It is virtually impossible to scratch a record with a B&O turntable, can you say that about any other rig?"

I agree having owned one for 8 years; the problem is that even their top of the line cartridges ( I owned the MMC-1 mounted in a TX-2 turntable) are inferior to almost any quality cartridge and tonearm combination at the "audiophile" level. My MusicHall MMF-9 with the "stock" Goldring Eroica cartridge is infinitely better than anything B&O ever offered. So in fact is the MusicHall MMF-7, a "bargain" around $1000.
If you handle the turntable and vinyl gently the chance of scratching is remote. All of course IMO.

Did they sound the best? No
RIGHT

*nobody* has approached the low effective tip mass that B&Os come by naturally
SO WHAT? MADE NO SONIC DIFFERENCE

As a demo, I used to grab the tonearm on a B&O and literally scrape the needle back and forth across a record's surface
JUST LIKE YOU WOULD EXPECT THE BUYER TO DO AT HOME........

It's no wonder they are no longer a factor

To Rlwainwrong
Heavy flow month? Seems you would know more about that than me.