Yeah, you can't beat vinyl. I used to treat the records with LAST (Liquid Archival Sound Treatment) when I bought them, and it really enhanced and protected the vinyl.
It kind of bit because it would take 2-minutes to put on an LP by the time you cleaned the record, de-stated it, and cleaned the stylus. Then you have to do it all over again after 25 minutes. What a hassle, but it sounded great.