What is your vinyl commitment?

Let's see. $900 for my VPI HW-19 in '96. $4000 for my Origin Live Conquerer in '16, $1200 for my Shelter 5000, in 2024, half off bid on eBay, $1000 for my Gold Note PH-10 in 2025. That's $7000 in 2025. Not bad really. Best sounding system for me. 

Technics 1200G (bought used) - $3k

Ortofon Black Cartridge - $550

McIntosh C2300 preamp (bought used) - $3k

$6,500

Rega P3, Groovetracer subplatter, Sumiko Blue Point No.3 HO and Sutherland KC Vibe. $2800.

I have a Technics SL 1210 G turntable with a Sumiko Starling cartridge and a Parasound JC3 Jr. phonostage. For cleaning, I have a Pro-ject vacuum machine. So about $8,000 total investment. But if you add the cost of records to that, it’s more like double that amount. 

I have a VPI HW 19 Mk 1 with a Moerch UP-4 "Red Dot" tonearm and a Blue Point #2 cartridge. I own several hundred albums collected over decades. However, due to unabashed lassitude, I very rarely play this setup.