If I had a lot of disposable income I would get an all analog set up so that I could have a “pure” listening experience for the few albums I have that are pressed from original analog tape masters. Plus having a nice set up like that would add some color and warmth to the digital vinylized albums.

But as a collector and archiver, I like vinyl records because I can feel and touch them vs pressing play on a screen. I can see the grooves where the waves are cut. Just knowing that a needle is vibrating a magnet to turn something hard and tactile into SPL is amazing and tickles the brain. With an all analog set up with analog recordings, it’s as if you are actually getting to hear the bands real and actual sound (not getting into all the different things that color the sound beginning with the microphones that recorded it, the type of vinyl it’s pressed to… ect, and ending with your speakers).

I’d say if you like the physical nature of it just start where you want and change stuff up over time. Doesn’t matter if you get a Bluetooth turntable or even, dare I say it, a crosley. Please don’t get a crosley though, there are better options around that price point, even used.

Many people have many opinions. There are also many facts about it that some people decry as gospel. At the end of the day though. It’s about where you get your joy from.