Streamer vs. Cart upgrade (here we go again…)

@ghdprentice that’s why my analog setup is gone. I doubt I’ll ever play a record again. Need to sell my vinyl collection. It’s a PIA from every angle you look at it. Streaming, when set up properly with good components, beats CD and vinyl. 

My take….
I had Hana EL and upgraded to ML. Incredible cartridge and it sounds great.
But records are indeed expensive. If you want to have a virtually limitless music library at your disposal and buy a record or two occasionally, spend the money to get a streaming setup. How good and how much to spend on it depends on what your primary source is for serious listening - is it vinyl or streaming.

I ended up selling my entire analog setup to focus on getting my streaming front end as good as I possibly could. I don’t miss playing records. 

WiiM is only OK. I would look jnto something better. What’s your total budget for this?