it all sounds good, but.....

I found a lot of the "high end" CD players sound more uptilted and artificial...and less like analog. For example, the Meridian G)7 or Naim CDX, sans power supply were both disappointing in my systems. The most musical player that I have used in my systems is the EAD 2000, a 20 bit player. This player will never leave my system alive.

I think many members of this forum would agree that the question of whether LP's sound better or more "real" than digital sources of reproduced music is soley a personal preference and choice. Some "philes" absolutely prefer to listen to only vinyl and others want nothing to do with LP's and stick with CD's, etc. For me personally, I sold my Rotel turntable and all of my LP's about 1-1/2 years ago and couldn't be happier to be rid of them. But that's just my own personal preference. Only you can make that choice. Good luck.

I have to agree, the resolution of a good LP playback system is truly the best, IMHO.

I'm sure you can get a CDP or transport/DAC to your liking. But it's expensive. However, so is a good turntable/arm/cartridge.

the only thing that sounds real is real. don't expect reality from a stereo system. listen to live music, preferably unamplified.

a signal travels through a microphone, microphone cable, recording device, media, then it travels through some components before it reaches your ear. so many steps=distortion, inaccuracy and not reality.