[js1138]

No amount of care can preserve vinyl. The plastic depends on solvents for flexibility. Even if you never play them they will deteriorate. Even faster if you do play them.

Vinyl never lost its following among the devoted. Personally I hated it even when it was the best thing available. I hated the clicks and pops, I hated the distortion on loud passages. Most of my collection is classical. All the limitations of vinyl are at their worst on classical.

[discostu]

Vinyl might die in the long run, but that's a much longer run than cassettes can last.

Vinyl has it's problems but the physical act of lowering the rocker arm is so much more satisfying than pushing a button.