I’m coming into this area as a practical and philosophical result of:
- me wanting to own my music
- CDs are barely being made
2.1. If they are - they’re not being shipped to my corner of the world - Torrenting often failed me in terms of variety.
However - I am absolutely ignorant about equipment, maintainance, and know-hows of the audiophile world.
Replacement cartridges (needles) get expensive quick when you aim for quality, choose your table wisely. And, when you do replace your cartridge, rebalance your tone arm.