I regularly experience transcendental moments with my turntable-sourced rig. Moments where I feel in touch with the musicians and their artistic intentions when the recording was made. I occasionally have had these experiences with CDs, but nowhere near as often.
As for the article, I'm glad it gives widespread exposure to the vinyl renaissance, but:
WTF?
As for the article, I'm glad it gives widespread exposure to the vinyl renaissance, but:
... Most older turntables have a feature that allows users to replace the cartridge that controls record playback quality, a feature that might be important to audiophiles. Newer models are often outfitted with one standard cartridge that won't allow the sound quality to be adjusted.
WTF?