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Originally Posted by Charles
Freddie, I really do appreciate your forgiveness. I did exactly what I try never to do on AA. In addition, I was wrong. I have no doubt that the quality of the vinyl is greatly superior to the vinyl of my day. The gold standard is the master tape and I believe a superb vinyl record creates a better sound than the best digital, even if the vinyl has a digital step.
I just don't have patience for vinyl. I believe tremendous strides have been made regarding making digital sound very very good, but if you desire the ultimate, it's high quality vinyl, IMO. 
Best
Charles |
No problem at all my friend. FWIW, whenever possible I prefer to buy my music in the format in which it was originally recorded. If it's an all analog original, I tend to skip buying a vinyl remaster if I
know there's a digital step in the mastering process. OTOH, if the original recording is digital I will gladly buy it on CD or SACD. I don't see the point of buying a vinylized digital recording. That's the reason I skipped the Beatles on vinyl release amongst many others.
I don't stream or subscribe to any of the streaming services, although I do have a PC based server and 2 SACD players that I use nearly everyday.
As for the OP's original question, there have been a lot of good suggestions and I hope he's followed them. Whatever happens, I would let my own ears be the judge. He's the only one that has to be happy with what he's hearing.