Frail and Bedazzled


I just set up my vinyl rig and I must say I didn't expect it to best my digital setup by this margin. My 2-3 best SACDs through my digital rig may compete but damn...I am having a personal vinyl resurgence. Merry Christmas all.
troutki50

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@troutki50  Congrats on your discoveries!  Please let us know what your system make-up is.  I have a lot invested into both my analog and my digital set-ups and can honestly say that the analog side is better, but my digital side is also amazing, so I would say that my enjoyment of analog is only about 10-20% more than digital.  Digital is great for streaming and exploring new music, and for listening all day when you don't want to mess with flipping records.  I use digital streaming to find records that I want to own.  
One other thing, and this is not meant to dampen your enthusiasm, but you should be very careful about what you buy on vinyl if you want to get the highest level of enjoyment from it.  
I have bought a lot of new vinyl that really doesn't sound that good.  The best stuff is on proven labels that care about the source material and are transparent about the total chain of production.  If a reissue doesn't have this info on the hype sticker or in the liner notes it's a pretty obvious sign that the vinyl issue might not be that great.  
When I first started getting seriously back into vinyl (about 12 years ago) I just bought records assuming that they were better than the original pressings.  I accumulated a lot of records that I didn't enjoy.  Now I do the research very carefully before I buy, and this has made a huge difference.  
Happy listening!
Peter
@three_easy  I used to feel that way in comparing, but recently got a game changer of a DAC.  Since then the digital realm sounds nearly as good as analog.  I often forget that I'm listening to digital when I'm using it.  But, yes, I can hear the superiority of vinyl in my system as well, just not as much as I used to.
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