Vinyl vs Streaming

@larsman I was only an amateur photographer but I had some high end stuff from Nikon, Nikkormat in both 35mm and digital. I also had darkroom gear and so did some of my buddies. Lots of work there. Digital photography sure made that a simple process and with a decent printer, you con print larger and better photos than ever dreamed possible back in the old 35mm and box camera days. 

As I say, maybe this will or has already happened in audio, I just haven't heard it yet but it is getting close, even with my modest gear. I don't stream so I can't speak to that end of it but I've read and heard enough about it to understand that it can be quite impressive. The guy who sold me my last preamp has 10,000 vinyl records, 3 Linn LP 12's as well as other turntables and he almost never listens to any of them, streaming almost exclusively. I'm still pretty hooked on vinyl but enjoying CD and HDCD a lot more as my system has evolved to include them in more of a "caring" way. 

On a slightly different point, I don't think I have heard or experienced a really high end Vinyl Rig so far.

I can only comment on what I hear from what I have on my Rig and Yes, at times I really like what I hear but I don't have another rig to compare it to.

As pointed out, my Mofi deck with my Cartridge is probably only giving me a taste of what is possible but right now, I don't think I can really up the ante.

I just purchased a lightly used Phono Stage - Lab12 Melto 1 and I feel that has brought up the level a little bit (in my other thread I discussed how I unfortunately damaged my Sim Audio Moon 110lp v2 phono, which hopefully I will be getting repaired) and so I had to get another Phono Pre-Amp.

Going to shows I get to listen to other rigs but are they really setup that great? Probably not.

I only really get to go to one really, being in Socal, The SHOW in Costa Mesa.

So, it's difficult to gauge anything there.

I supposed I could ask a dealer to set something up but I don't want to bother if I am not actually going to purchase anything.

Living in a studio apartment, and not wanting to be accused of being a hoarder. I exclusively stream Qobuz. Never had a decent vinyl rig, so I don’t know if there is a comparison or not. Some music is unlistenable to streaming, it usually happens in old analog recordings. Some of the old AC/DC, Van Halen stuff hurts my ears. When you get to a current release, the music is euphoric. I’m guessing that the most people who feel that they’re streaming is not up to their vinylis because they’re using some bluesound or WIIM. There is definitely something about getting a big boy streamer.
 

Digital surpassed vinyl years ago in sound quality, that’s when I sold everything analog: Otari professional r2r, expensive tt setup, amp, albums, and all the cleaning accessories that you need. 
Quite a few vinyl enthusiasts compare an expensive TT setup to a subpar digital system and they say vinyl sounds better. You have to spend 5x more on vinyl equipment to equal the sound quality of a decent digital setup. 
Also, in these comparisons, the person will play a 16/44 cd and not a hires or DSD file. The cheaper digital setups can’t support DSD256/DSD512 and i2s. 
 

When I had vinyl I would normally listen to the whole album. With digital, I can play a whole album, 1 or couple songs, or have radio option on to play “like” music or play a playlist you configured.

This is why I had the r2r, so I could build a playlist from multiple albums so I can just put the tape on and listen for an hour.

You have to spend 5x more on vinyl equipment to equal the sound quality of a decent digital setup. 
 

my vinyl rig is on par with my digital cost wise. I stream high resolution and local DSD files. The performance is highly dependent on the master file. Not every album on vinyl sounds better than streaming. And a lot of remastered garbage out there that can’t even compare to original or full analog vinyl reissues. 
There’s place for both formats, at least for me in my system. 
Blanket statements that one format is superior over the other should be taken with a grain of salt. The devil is always in the details.