Analog vs Digital Confusion

Dctom,
Nice post, very thoughtful and sincere.
Regards,

Charles1dad
Thanks for the feedback, I now notice the typos!

Fbihifi
I agree with what you have said about bettering CD, the pursuit of high quality analogue sound is quite a mission.

Whart
I think you are of a similar vintage to myself.
I concur with the buzz you get from discovering how good, "unplayed for decades," records sound.
You also mention getting hold of 2nd hand LPs which can also be hidden gems when cleaned. I have some great 2nd hand 70s Pablo albums which sound very fresh and dynamic.

I have recently been experimenting with using a 6 ltr ultrasonic tank prior to using my VPI RCM. It seems to work very well, Kraftwerk are currently vibrating the furniture in a way I don't remember almost 40 yrs ago played on a Garrard 401.

Frogman's comment
on pitch stability is a crucial point,ask any musician or singer with perfect pitch and they will tell you exact pitch is the foundation or heart of music.
Frogman your comment on turntables ,I agree
with analog play back a good direct drive over comes stylus drag more so then most, but not all belt / thread drives , yet another problem with analog play back components.

Early digital was horrible however digital pitch stability was a decisive factor even though to me play back is cold and uninviting even today.

One of many problems with analog play back is off centre spindle hole in the record, pitch is enormously effected especially stands out with piano where us that don't have perfect pitch readily pick up on it right away.

To hear that favorite vintage Lp with a off centered spindle hole centered corrected by a Nakamichi TX-1000 turntable is a real eye opener, thank you once again Gary if you read this.
Now if someone could re-engineer that 1980s product ,Centre-A-Disk I would have the patience to use it.

Charles1dad
Thanks for the feedback, I now notice the typos!

Fbihifi
I agree with what you have said about bettering CD, the pursuit of high quality analogue sound is quite a mission.

Whart
I think you are of a similar vintage to myself.
I concur with the buzz you get from discovering how good, "unplayed for decades," records sound.
You also mention getting hold of 2nd hand LPs which can also be hidden gems when cleaned. I have some great 2nd hand 70s Pablo albums which sound very fresh and dynamic.

I have recently been experimenting with using a 6 ltr ultrasonic tank prior to using my VPI RCM. It seems to work very well, Kraftwerk are currently vibrating the furniture in a way I don't remember almost 40 yrs ago played on a Garrard 401.

I thank all of the responders to this post. I can see where analog has advantages over digital. The only concern I have is the "ritual" one goes through in preparing vinyl for playback and having to flip the record after the limited amount of playback time that can fit on the record = 45min? Anyway, I would to give it a go, but would ask for recommendations on budget components that can still bring out that analog magic. My system would require cables,a phono stage and of course the table itself. I would look at used unless this audience does not recommend it. Thanks!
Rpg