I've passed peak vinyl purchasing, and the article hits on why. I got into vinyl around 2004, newly out of college and gainfully employed. I used to go to my local music store, browse around for stuff is heard was good and leave with three records for about $50. I'd do this pretty regularly. The first thing I noticed was 2xLP albums that had no reason to be on four sides. They were also more expensive. This started the trend from $17 records to $24 records and started my decline. Where I used to get three records for $50, now it was two. I never had an iPod, and around this time I got my first smart phone and found digital music was portable, and as I get older doesn't sound that bad. Instead of two records I could buy five digital albums. That was when I switched to vinyl only for music I already liked, and that trend has only continued. I still buy vinyl, but it's less common. I got into the format because I liked it, and I still do. But all the gimics turn me off.