Can digital compete in sound quality with vinyl?

[cleeds]

Originally Posted by George Prentice

... I chose to change courses away from massive black and stainless stuff and go with small and elegant, a Linn SP12 ... it is a piece of cake to pick up the tonearm and move it exactly where I want to. After the difficulty with the VPI unipivot, it is a real pleasure. I can rest my pinky on the frame and move with my forefinger. I must be getting old, to enjoy such a simple pleasure so much ...

The LP12 is a great turntable, and one that has surely withstood the test of time. And I understand exactly what you mean about the VPI unipivot. I know that the VPI is a great arm but I've never met a unipivot that I liked. I just can't get past their sloppy-floppy-fiddly feel, even though I know the issue is mostly in my head. It's not an age thing. It just seems to me that a pickup arm should be rigid.