VINYL SUCKS!

He has a $200. Uturn turntable with a $70. Ortofon om5e cartridge. Yes, his vinyl sucks. When I go to my friend's house and listen to his Insignia system, I think stereo sucks!

Once you get to a high-end digital system like Grim Audio MU1 streamer + Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC there is unfortunately no more role for Vinyl in my setup. I say unfortunately because I wanted Vinyl to win... I therefore organized a session with 3 (musicophiles but not audiophiles) friends and did a blind test.  To make things even harder I played my very best Japanese pressings...  
Digital gave them more pleasure. One of the 3 friends is a well-known baroque orchestra conductor: he found Digital to have more realism in terms of timbres, staccato/legato, dynamics. Ditto for percussions which he found more realistic. RIP Vinyl for me, but VERY respectful for all the others who love it.  My amazing PTP model 12 (Lenco-based) with Schick 12” arm and Lyra Delos cartridge is officially looking for a new home... 😎

https://6moons.com/audioreviews/lenco2/1.html

If you think vinyl sounds better, then your brain will make it so and it will sound better to you. Vinyl does sound better, to those who think it does.

If his kit was improved he would like it more. He buys a spitfire and says he doesn't like e-types. Ok matey

I thought my digital rig (Metrum Acoustics Ambre streamer into Pavane DAC) sounded pretty close to my analog rig, but then I set my Ortophon 2M Black aside for a Lyra Kleos and the gap widened.

Then I added a Bobs Devices SUT.
Man oh man that has change things considerably. 

Frampton came alive, again !!!