Last weekend for the very first time ever I heard vinyl best a cd on an upper end VPI paired with an outboard phono pre that looked like a pair of monoblock amps. In my case spinning vinyl with a Clearaudio emotion tt with a ca aurum beta woodbody cart it's never once beat good digital. Perhaps someday I'll pony up the funds necessary to beat good digital. But the idea of completely starting over from ground zero beginning with better pressings doesn't thrill me. Until that day comes vinyl will be a secondary source here.....able to be enjoyed but with the realization that it does have it's limitations.
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