Why didn't I sell my vinyl rig?

@missioncoonery  Don't know how much you watched but he had a top model MSB DAC & Streamer.  It tells me it's "in the" media.  I had an Esoteric K-01 for many years.  A nice player but was easily beat by my TP.  I now own a PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport.  While it sounds a bit better than streaming still not the match of the Vinyl.  You keep referring to my "top line" table.  If one looks at the range of available TT's it's in the middle.  Jay had a very high end table.  SME probably has one of the best. Do you have a vinyl system?

Vinyl playback is an anachronistic luddite technology that never fails to surprise me. My digital streaming rig sounds amazingly good and clearly keeps me in many loops I'd otherwise not be exposed to (Trio X of Sweden...who knew?), but stick a licorice pizza on my trusty old Linn?...man...a very moving moving coil. 

Having recently gotten back into the game in a big way, with vinyl and digital, frankly I’m blown away with how good my cd collection sounds. A great DAC and a dedicated quality (CEC) cd transport really deliver. Vinyl has a bigger range of listening quality. At its best, it’s wonderful, particularly with some of my recent, unblemished purchases. The other good thing about vinyl is that I’m more apt to chill, and listen to a side of music, instead of zipping ahead after a favorite solo.

I'm a step down:  Innuos MKII, Auralic DAC, decent but not great cables and no switches.  Scheu turntable into the onboard phono section of a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III.  New and well-cared-for vinyl often sounds better but by inches only, not yards.  Surprising to me, I've made some A-to-D rips with an RME babyface and Isotope Rx that sound better then some commercial CD remixes.

My digital is Aurender N10 + Esoteric K03

My vinyl is JR Transrotor + SME V + Air Tight Supreme PC 1 + Allnic H3000

My digital sounds excellent but the vinyl does blow it away. Vinyl has more of a presence.  More emotional connection with the music.