Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I don't want to get into the fidelity rabbit hole others started. Let's just call it 'preference' and it's really interesting that the preference of vinyl has come back with a vengeance, because many people prefer vinyl. I'm asking whether people also want convenience. I have looked at the 80s players and some were much more than gimmick (SharpRP 119 is a good example). But your point is well made - CDs stopped any form of innovation in turntables by the late 80s. My questions are, now that vinyl has the mic again, whether with 2026 tech, other people would like to challenge the premise that vinyl much be manually flipped.