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Blown away by a vinyl version of a CD?

Not to beat the same old horse... but I just received a 2 LP "Jazz at the Pawnshop". I don't know how many times I have listened to the CDs of this. Always loved it. But now hearing the vinyl version, I am blown away. Maybe because I've listened and loved the CDs, listening to the vinyl is a cathartic experience. It was intimate on a great FIM (First Impression Music) Gold CD recording. But hearing the individual instruments and the space, and the reality, I was swept away.
mglik
tsushima1
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@mikelavigne 
“and these days high rez versions in the native resolutions of the digital recordings surpass Lp versions more often. so you can't just say 'digital'.....the results are not that general.”

True....
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jbhiller
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@mglik ,  Congrats! I had this experience in about 2015--despite the fact that I got my first TT in 1978 and have had one since.  

For me it was Bill Evans Waltz for Debbie (1962).  I made a few upgrades on the analog side of my system that got me clearly out of mid-fi and into a little better plateau.  Wow!  I was floored.  I remember that night well.  

Good for you!! Now you can explore other records that give the same sonic dividends.  Enjoy!!!!
tweak1
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While I certainly appreciate that vinyl CAN sound better than CDs, my question is on which transport/dacs, or more importantly thru what digital I/Os and whose cable?

Though I haven't heard any R2Rs, the Audio AG seems a major step in the right direction along with which digital I/O 

Audio-GD | Underwood HiFi R7MkII

hth
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