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I've been through the full cycle (i.e. I'm old) and have settled on current set top as it meets my needs.
I have separates, old denon amp, Sansui turntable (with massive sentimental value) a DAB/FM tuner, Monitor Audio floorstanders and a Bluetooth adaptor to stream from phone/mac.
When we moved house we were lucky enough to have a room that we could dedicate as a music room.
I have really enjoyed getting back into vinyl. I've got plenty of albums stretching back to my youth and older stuff that i've listened to, but i made a promise to myself that i wouldn't buy any 'old' stuff, so I've rediscovered the pleasure of actually thinking about what I'm going to spend my £20-30 on, reading reviews etc. rather than just pressing 'add to library' on Apple Music. For the times i'm not sat in there listening, streaming is an ideal, practical solution.
I think i prefer he sound quality of vinyl, but accept that a part of that is just perception and satisfaction in achieving a reasonable set up on budget.
There's also the fact that you can't beat skinning up on a 80's dub 12" and settling in for a while.
You know what I miss?
Cycling on b roads and seeing miles of musical crime scene tape from jammed cassettes shining in the hedges. It's up there with white dog shit.
Bring old tech back.