Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.

Dan_ed posed the question: How is this thread different that every other vinyl vs. cd thread over the last decade and what new insights have we learned?

Perhaps that the range of choices available to those interested in vinyl as a source have never been wider, or more interesting, and that the price of entry can be reasonable, despite the high cost of true SOTA vinyl playback; that there is a new generation of listener for whom vinyl is intriguing, and that even some old dogs can learn new tricks. (Maybe the last is over-optimistic, but I couldn't resist).
For me, playing the system is an event. I hope everyone has that pleasure.

Thanks for the kind words Chadzliz, Hey Dan_ed i guess the question will be asked and answered till who knows when,
what i do know for me analog is king.

Whart said, "For me, playing the system is an event. I hope everyone has that pleasure".

I bet you, driving is also!
Bob

Comments from wwwrecords and winegasman were rendered true for me last week while I was travelling to Santa Cruz (for spring break). Having neve travelled to this small sea side city we spend few hours just cruising the area. Then we hit the 'hub' of the city, a few blocks of modern looking shops/starbucks etc. Turning back to go to hotel while my SUV's navigation directing us, i swung by a place I knew thru internet (and had ordered for bunch of LPS by mail) called 'Metamusic Records'. I took double take and could not believe my 'fortune' that I am at the place without even knowing I was looking for.

Anyway , put few quarter at the parking meter and got permission from wife and kids to browse for half and hour. I dashed inside the store started from letter 'A'.... Found some hurried selections and talked with clerk really excited, introduced myself, etc. At letter "P" I heard this lifelike acoustic guitar and vocal playing over the stereo. I was floored. I asked the owner what kind of TT set is that. I could not believe what he showed me his system consisted of. A Technics DD TT ($800 tops)- similar to few brand new for sale on selves, an Orofon cartridge ($60-70. Heck my loading resistors cost $100 per pair), a hifi looking amp (did no ask for brand) and vintage (had those tan tartan looking cloth screens) looking book self ( rather big ones) speakers placed not symetrically. I started to 'brag' ( remember I am still tickeled thatt I am in record store I had just unexpectedly discovered) about what TT set up and it costs blah blah and that mine probably does not sound as good as his humble set up. He admitted matter of factly that he has gotten lot of that comments from his patrons, He has heard system costing $20000 plus and his system sounds much better. On the same day earlier I had auditioned the mega bucks Zanden digital combo at a dealer which sounded really really good. But this $2k-$3k combo sounded better!!! BTW I had exceeded my allowed browsing time by 20 minutes at this point ;-)

In fact I am going to call him and get more details on his set up.

So yeah, It is worth it!!