The character of analog and digital

I read many years ago and agree and still think it’s true….

“To like digital you have to stop listening to analogue vinyl.”

I find the best analogue vinyl sounds much better than digital. 
the sound is relaxed and has air and ambience. 

also, much pure analogue vinyl recordings from the past sound better than their recent digitized vinyl reissues. Just about all new vinyl, reissues included, are now digitized and then converted back to analogue before pressing. New cutting lathes are digital. 
 

I hear a loss of musicality in most new reissued vinyl. 
I haven’t bought any new re-issue vinyl in the last five years after being disappointed by “digital” in your face but less musical sound on several re-issues. 

new music on a good dac sounds pretty good. 
there is no pure analogue to compare it too. 
 

but most music from the 50’s thru the 90’s sounds pretty bad in digital when compared to the original vinyl. I think we are stuck with crappy conversion from those early digital years.

@sudnh try some of the Analog Productions reissues. I’m really digging the classical and jazz these guys are putting out very good quality vinyl. 

Why do they keep saying “it sounds like vinyl” or “it’s really analog sounding”

Nearly every format of audio is compared to vinyl

im gonna stop there

Good luck Willy-T

Indeed, welcome back @millercarbon !

Were you banned or did you just take a break?

I owe you for the raves about Townshend and Better Records!

@ghdprentice 

Your digital is very close to your analog. I was stunned by your digital.

But close is only good for horseshoes and hand grenades. 
You may recall my comment about hearing the fine nature of Steven Stills’ guitar.

Only on vinyl did I hear that he was playing a great old Martin. On digital it sounded great but, overall, it did not reach that level of nuanced reality.

With recent upgrades in my digital setup I feel no more need for further upgrades. Streaming and/or digital is capable of outstanding performance, relaxed, spacious, extreme resolution, pushes all the right buttons, both for analytical and music loving mind. Anyone who claims otherwise has not heard top flight digital.

So, being long time vinyl guy, and with well over 3k albums can't give up on analog. To compete with my digital I've had to make some major upgrades  to my existing setup with Technics SP10MkII and Jelco TK850L. Very recent purchases of Audio Technica ART9XA, Korf ceramic headshell, Boston Audio Mat2, Zavfino Gold Rush phono cable and Thoress Phono Enhancer phono pre will hopefully bring my analog up to digital sound quality. I made assumption I had to go big with upgrades vs present setup to compete with my digital. I'm at point with digital where if I achieved same sound quality via vinyl I'd be happy camper.