Streaming Is To Audio What Red Plastic Cups Are To Wine

Interesting analogy.

Kinda like how  Miles in the movie "Sideways" felt about wine drinking  and Merlot?😂

I listen to my stereo to get away from an internet signal.

Is it really that deep?

at least 5-digits worth

heeeere we gooooo!

Is there a difference in red cup pedigree?

Dixie vs Costco 1000 count generic?

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At CAF, I heard a demonstration at the Command Performance main room of test pressings of a new album by the Tedeschi Trucks band. I was astounded by how different tonally the sound was from different vinyl compositions. 

Folks, vinyl is not a reference material. Vinyl records may sound pleasing, with a warmth that is often not found in the digital version (this is true of vinyl records pressed from digital files, as the Mobile Fidelity ruckus showed us).
 

People whose ears I respect have an opinion that vinyl records, with all their compromises and tweakiness in playing, are more resolving than their digital counterparts. But the level of vibration control and noise reduction to achieve this is astonishing in its cost and complexity. My Aurender N200/Yggdrasil OG/Quboz combo crushes my Ariston RD11S/Grace 707/Benz Ace/Hegel V10 combo in resolution and musicality despite being somewhat equivalent in inflation adjusted dollar cost.

Sometimes you feel like making a martini. Sometimes you feel like popping open a beer.  One is not more valid than the other.