The quest

It's long been my belief that those of us old enough to have been raised with tubes as the only means of powering not only stereos but even TVs have a romantic link (for lack of a better word) to it and to the sound of vinyl due to it's coexistence. They went hand in hand.

That bar for what sounds good has been passed down and improved and tweaked to the point where vinyl is the standard but digital has come a long way in a shorter time and continues to improve apace. I can still detect when a record is being played in another room at an audio salon due to it's identifiable nature. Incredibly pleasant, natural and wonderful to behold when done right.

For me it's not a matter of settling for less with digital but learning anew to appreciate what it can do and the potential it has to get even better. At times it can sing to me as well as vinyl. But that's me. :-)

All the best,
Nonoise

But not all brands have the same articulation, each have their own taste.

IMO digital keeps improving after only 31 years. The bigger issue is the recording quality of music not the format. Great vocal recordings(Krall-Barber-Bisson-Joyce)in the digital format leave very little room for improvement.

Not everyone actually thinks that vinyl is the ultimate best sound. There are those who think it can gloss over details too easily etc. Sure there are analog gurus who aim for very detailed and precise sound but IMO not most of them.