Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)

@westcoastaudiophile  I get that and agree completely.  It's just that the price tag is significant.  A lot has to do with the original engineering and mastering.  Two excellent examples are:

The Arrival of Victor Feldman
Kind of Blue

The first was recorded BEFORE Kind of Blue and is superb, both musically and in the engineering.

Kind of Blue is important musically, but the engineering is awful.  Pay close attention to the sound of the bass player in both recordings and you'll understand what I'm saying.

The quality of the re-mastering has a lot to do with how good a digital release is.

@russbutton “It's just that the price tag is significant” Pleeese don't tell that to my spouse! :-) LOL 

@westcoastaudiophile  Your secret is safe with me.  You told her that you got that old Linn table at a yard sale, right?  And tubes!  Who uses electron tubes anymore?  Must have inherited that from your Uncle Steve.

@russbutton never had Linn or “uncle Steve” LOL. guilty, I have tube Luxman amp in my system for few winter months to enjoy tube sound! 

So let me get this right: audiophiles who like vinyl but have an IQ below 130 are idiots?  And and and ... audiophiles who like vinyl but have an IQ higher than 70 are gifted!