Quote Originally Posted by Incredible Sulk View Post
Vinyl replay can be complicated to get it sounding its best. You need a phono stage. There are good ones and average ones and bad ones. There are good cartridges and average ones and bad ones. They wear out and sound horrible when they are worn. There are all sorts of adjustments that you can make - tracking weight, arm height, bias compensation etc etc. Arm geometry has to be right (or at least pretty close). Then there is the vinyl itself. If it's dirty and clags up the stylus, it sounds bad. Worn and damaged records sound bad.

So, there are lots of things that can make your vinyl replay sound less than optimal.

Compare that to a CD. You bung it in the tray and it plays. No adjustments to make.
Yes ...seems a lot of hassle compared to CD
And I still think CD”s better