Vinyl - One Word - WOW!!

Couldn't agree more with the fact that master tape to vinyl recordings are the next best thing to being there live! I've got hundreds of good vintage pressings from the 60s & 70s in my collection and a few from the 50s & early 80s. The newer pressings engineered from the original master tapes aren't too shabby either! For those of you vinyl lovers who may find yourselves in the area, for whatever reason(s), I would encourage you to drop into a vintage (and new vinyl) store I happened upon over the holidays called:  "Purchase Street Records". It used to  be located in New Bedford, MA but has since relocated to Pope's Island in Fairhaven, MA. Great Store!  Great people! They've got a website. Check 'em out!

I like my vinyl, CD and streaming rigs equally well. Zero preference in overall sound between the 3, just the different mastering on each recording can make a significant difference. It obviously is related to the quality of each of your systems and in what listening environment they are played. To say one is way better than the other points to shortcomings in some of your systems and listening environment. Just my experience. 

Just enjoy the music and don't worry about the source.  My opinion is that vinyl is much better, but I still enjoy CD.  It's all about the music.

@bpoletti Couldn't Agree More ' I'm Vinyl to the Core '.  Also a recent convert to CD as a Source and will have a Streaming Source as well.

I no longer distinguish between the two sources, I embrace each for the musical encounter able to be created. 

As I do the bulk of my listening in the company of my Wife, who has a 'go to' device that is Alexia to have her most frequent musical encounters, I can assure one that it does not have to be anything complex to enjoy a replay of a favourite tune, just a different way to receive the sound. 

People tend to forget about the persistence of vinyl. Maybe that’s to be expected when so focused on sound, but it’s worth mentioning. I was actually listening a few nights ago to one of the first records I ever found. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain. Bought for a dollar. I was 13. About 15 years later I came across one of my first decent digital finds. Pink Floyd - maybe listed under Screaming Abdabs - Vegetable Man. I downloaded it from Napster.  I have no idea where that file is now. The record I still have. My point is that someday, someone is going to cut off the streaming services. Wether it’s due to cost, rights, out of fashion, Trojans, or whatever. If you own it, you’ll always own it. I also have a general issue with my selection being made by popularity - no matter how big the pool. I talk to other DJs in the industry who only use digital services and they all play the same stuff. Sure it takes time and effort to mass a collection, but the trip is half the point.