Records and CDs

drmuso: I used to do the same.  Still have my Nakamichi Dragon tape deck in good working order, but you still have to go through the time-consuming process of recording everything, and that's if you can find a quality TDK MA series blank cassette at a non- absurd price that will inevitably degrade with time anyways.  I am sticking to streaming!

As I mentioned earlier, for me records cannot be the main event;  This is partly due to the maddening inconsistency in their sound quality compared to the relative reliability  of digital.  True, certain records do sound better than any digital on my system but, unfortunately, that is rare..  I also acknowledge everyone’s system is different in the quality of their digital and analog playback so that comparisons are difficult.  
In response to @larsman, Personally, when I mention the unavailability of new titles I’m referring to classical music which I listen mostly to.  I really can’t speak to other genres.

In my previous analogue frenzy I ordered a relatively expensive cartridge (Clearaudio Maestro.) It will be interesting to see what my listening habits will be after it arrives.

rvpiano OP: Maybe the new cartridge will inspire you, at least for a while.

I stopped and returned to vinyl, including getting rid of my turntables and then rebuying turntables back and forth all over again 3 or 4 times over the past several years before recently giving up on vinyl altogether. I am not sure what drove me to doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, perhaps insanity, as the saying goes, or perhaps nostalgia... I am in the process of removing my turntable from the stand to make room for a laptop and maybe also an old school lava lamp. 🤣 

@ellajeanelle 

  I hear you!

I don’t know where I’ll wind up.