Analogue from Digital

I think that all you accomplish by going to vinyl from a digital recording is imposing all of the inherent noise problems associated with vinyl on top of the sound issues associated with digital recordings. A well recorded (and played back) CD can sound as good, if different, from a well recorded vinyl record. I'd have both playback systems. Don't do 'streaming' so I can't comment on that. 

it’s just not that simple to paint all vinyl from digital with a broad brush. or even that simple to view redbook disc or file with a broad brush.

it really depends on the original recording, and the digital and vinyl mastering’s. some digital recordings lend themselves more to a great vinyl transfer than others. jazz and classical seem to be more likely to have live and ambient simpler recording processes, more meat on the bones. so the vinyl from those types of music is quite satisfying comparatively.

my experience is about 60% to 70% of the time, i enjoy the vinyl more. but i’m not buying too much commercial pop/rock digital sourced vinyl, with lowest common denominator recording pedigrees. when i do the best recordings transfer the best to vinyl. some surprisingly really satisfy.

over time you can identify the labels and artists that tend to do a better job with their vinyl.

obviously this question also involves the quality of your sources, both vinyl and digital.....is the vinyl playback capable of revealing the best of the pressing?

It depends who cut the lacquer disc, pressing plant is also very important. Your cartridge and the whole analog rig are very important. In other words you don’t know what you’re listening to.

I hate digital, but everything is much simpler with digital, you’re always listening to the master (if it was originally recorded in digital format).

If you want ANALOG just don’t buy digitally remastered reissues and don’t buy new records if they are recorded digitally (it's not the analog, not even close).