Frail and Bedazzled

I've gotten to the point where I just don't care if I'm listening to vinyl or digital.  All I care about is putting on something I feel like listening to.  Maybe I want to listen to some Tchaikovsky (I have a true weakness for the guy).  Maybe I'll play one of my old Tchaikovsky LPs.  I have many, some going back to the mono days.  Maybe I'll take out a Tchaikovsky CD.  Maybe I'll go to Qobuz or Primephonic and find a performance by artists I've never heard of.  Then I'll put on some Bowie.  It doesn't hurt that my audio system is flexible enough to give me quality sound from any format if the original recording is good enough.  Then again, is it just because I have no ears?  Or taste?

I have had a similar recent experience.  So glad I never tossed my vinyl.  Never understood the black and white debates over formats however.  Each can sound wonderful.  Each can sound dreadful.  Merry Christmas.

Santa brought me Sennheiser HD800S’s. Paired with Woo WA6 amp and fed by Tidal/Aurender N100H/Schiit Yggdrasil GS, my vinyl does not come close. Sorry...used to think vinyl was better until I got a great DAC. This is the key for me. Too much distortions and euphoric coloration in vinyl.

My vinyl rig officially trumps my digital. Just stunning. I just set the vtf on my ortofon black .025 heavier and my mind is blown. Never stop tweaking. Puff and tweak I say. 

It's all in the DAC. Get a cheap dac and you will have mediocre sq from digital. IMO, you have to spend many times more on a vinyl setup than a good dac for vinyl to compare with digital. Check out the vinyl reviewers like Fremer, comparing their $300k vinyl setup to a $10k dac and he likes his vinyl better.