Analog or Digital and why?

frankly the recent pressings suck in quality, Analogue productions should be embarrased... now that I think about it, I will send them some audio files of the QC they so clearly lack... RTI, vaunted RTI ain’t much better..

magnavox or fisher with a barnspike needle is the equivalent of ipod mp3

yep, agree..even with COVID i will have heard four different systems this past month, not including my own ( one of 4 ).....

More if you count the dealerships I frequent...

I can tell you with great certainty the Aesthetix Mimas integrated with card based DAC is a hyper musical bit of gear :-)

I have a great deal of respect for Mike and he is a helping soul no matter the level,of his expenditures. I don’t happen to agree with all his conclusions but I respect his emotional intelligence and the process that got him there. there is a community of caring souls trying to improve all formats, that is the one I seek.

What carries zero authority is somebody who thinks they know much with so little ownership exposure ... hi speed tape, the black disc and ones and zeroes, we do it all :-) imagine being trapped in a world that ended in 1980 whatever....
sad

for those with an open mind and even a decent DAC checkout the Grammy award winning digital recordings of 2L of course open ears are helpful