Well I play mine all the time and they still play beautifully. It's all about the way you handle them and take care of them. They can easily last you a lifetime if you handle them correctly and give them a bit of s clean with the appropriate cleanin material before you play them.
the sound is so much warmer than digital sound's metallic tones. And it's not just nostalgia fans either who indulge.The Rough Trade shop is full of vinyl-hundry teens. Also the DJ culture has probably quite a bit to do with. You ever tried schratching and flipping with a digital medium? 'coz it just don't work does it?