Starting a vinyl collection – is it worth it for classical music?

[G Willis]

Starting a vinyl collection – is it worth it for classical music?

I am in the position of having a fairly substantial classical CD collection which has been copied to a hard disk in lossless format. I play this through an external DAC – Chord 2Cute, WDKT88XL and Tannoy Stirling's.

Lately though, I have been hankering after a good record deck; ideally I would like to acquire a good Garrard 401 or a Lenco and mount it in a slate plinth and endow it with an excellent arm and cartridge.

So really I would welcome some opinions from those who may have trodden this path. There does not seem to be a wealth of new classical recordings available on vinyl although there are plenty of historical recording on the second hand market. Does the availability of new classical music on vinyl mean its not really worth the not inconsequential investment involved? Does the particular sonic quality of vinyl lend itself to classical music? Does its suitability differ for orchestral versus chamber music?

Any thoughts welcome….