Without engaging in the "which medium sounds better" debate, the portion of your thread that I identified with the most was:
"With my digital, there's no futzing with VTA, no worries about an expensive and delicate stylus assembly, and I have instant track access. Plus, it sounds virtually as transparent and liquid as analog and eschews those annoying ticks and pops."
That was my thinking about 7 years ago. I gave my vinyl collection to a buddy and I have used CD as my main source ever since. Granted, I am sometimes tempted when I see really nice turntables, but for me CD's were just a lot less aggravation. There will be some who will question your audiophile chops ... check out this thead from a few months ago http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1055962185 ... but , do what makes sense. Regards, Rich
"With my digital, there's no futzing with VTA, no worries about an expensive and delicate stylus assembly, and I have instant track access. Plus, it sounds virtually as transparent and liquid as analog and eschews those annoying ticks and pops."
That was my thinking about 7 years ago. I gave my vinyl collection to a buddy and I have used CD as my main source ever since. Granted, I am sometimes tempted when I see really nice turntables, but for me CD's were just a lot less aggravation. There will be some who will question your audiophile chops ... check out this thead from a few months ago http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1055962185 ... but , do what makes sense. Regards, Rich