I can agree with that. I have maybe 70 albums left. Sometimes I get into them just to remember where I came from. These were treasures that I had to sacrifice things to get sometimes. Funny, that when I went to a local used music store recently, the owner remembered me from 30+ years ago at their other location, where I would often browse for hours. Some of the albums I still have, were already classics back then. The store wasn't usually crowded, so we could converse about the music while I searched.
I like my modern sources too. One thing that often puts me off is, remasters of old favorites. Sometimes they are done well, but often times they are not. Many of the original vinyl pressings have something the 'fixed' versions do not. I remember hating what Dolby NR setting inflicted on cassette tapes, to where I would rather hear the hiss. Seems that a lot of remastered albums end up filtering out a lot of the good, with the bad with similar compromises.
I'm not so crazy about modern vinyl trends, comparatively. If I use it, it's with the original TT and amplifier, analog controls, and every other flaw that may exist with it. To my ears, it makes a difference. There is some other habits that have returned as well. One being, I often used to stand to listen to music and physically interact simultaneously with volume and tone (EQ) controls on the fly for each album, or even song, in some cases. I love to listen like this and I had forgotten how immersive it can be. When I first got into audio, it was 'highly' social. Few years passed as we grew up and the hobby fell out of favor for most. That left me alone with my hobby and not having to be concerned with a great sounding room, or a large sweet spot. It's still like that. I just have to think of me and not so much about the room. This makes things so much less complicated and inexpensive.
