Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark.

I’m sorry but really??? Another nonsense thread about digital vs analogue.. “don’t get me wrong some of my best friends are digital, but it’s just not natural, not what god intended, etc etc repeat, repeat... anyone who doesn’t see it my way is a fool and on, and on...

If the fear of being left behind and something causes you so much discomfort or stress, then why not look away, do something else?? Rather than post pointless antagonistic nonsense.

I’m quite new to Audiogon and on the whole I’ve found it an education and thoroughly enjoyable hearing from people who know more than me on many subjects, but I’m finding the recent string of “people who stream are idiots” threads  authored by frightened Luddites is really exhausting. 

Hifi and music and the enjoyment of both has for me at least, been kept exciting for the last 30 years by new an innovative forms of both arriving in regular intervals. 
New tech developed on the margins of electronics like hifi, largely by passionate enthusiasts with a vocation, never arrives
perfectly formed. It takes time to perfect and those of us who are interested in the new who like to support it and enjoy the possibilities it creates, are no more idiots for doing so than the man who spends
thousands on old bits of glass resurrected from the radios of 1940s Russian submarines with which to populate his electronics of choice. 
It’s all a choice, if it brings you closer to your music or gives you pleasure in any other way, I say crack on and if it’s not your thing or you find change upsetting or unsettling just do something else.

sorry for the  rambling rant, but like the author of this thread I just couldn’t help myself.

Funny how a medium that has been around the longest, since 1877.... is the best.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_recording#:~:text=Inventor%20Emile%20Berliner%20created%20the....
It is the standard to beat for a reason, it just plain sounds right. Digital is ok...just not as good. It is great for when I just don’t care to fuss much over the sound and just want some music playing. However, when I feel like sitting and concentrating on the music, it is analog Lp’s, tape.
If you digital devotees really want to get pissed, go read what Tom writes over at better records concerning the sound of cd's/digital vs lp's lol! 

@anotherbob. You poor thing yep you just had to read this thread.

You liked it and that’s why you clicked on it. 
Have a great day Booby.

@teknorob23 yep you are right another nonsense thread, yet here you are. And you will click on the next thread on the same subject in 2 weeks. It is like seeing a car crash on the highway, you see the lights flashing of the emergency services, the twisted metal and people standing on the side of the road, and you slow down to get a better look. 
Why?

Why indeed.

Here is a question for the case bled masses here.  Let’s say that in 1970 you bought Tapestry by Carole King and listened to it on your then decent system, say a Dual 1229 turntable, high efficiency speakers, McIntosh tube amplifier and preamp.

How much different would that sound from today listening via streaming using a 10k system?
FWIW I used to record all my albums immediately on R2R back in the day and keep the vinyl as reference in order to re-record if the tape degraded from a pristine record.