For me, 1st pressing mono vinyl jazz are history, collectible, and just can’t be reproduced. Just taking original analog master and running it through a modern board to make modern records against a totally black vinyl background just doesn’t capture the essence of the original pressing even though they technically sound nice. Don’t get me wrong, I love listening to a Mofi master pressing sometimes but nothing replaces a mono 1st pressing Blue Note recorded at Van Gelder to my ears.
Will technology make records obsolete one day?
To my ears, a high quality system and vinyl is the best way to go for sound. But I am wondering if DACs will improve to the point that they will soon equal and therefore kill vinyl. Should I go ahead and stop buying vinyl now? Any thoughts?