CD's or Vinyl?

@zx10 “Gave up vinyl 40 years ago”

With regard to claiming “l cannot imagine a record player” sounding comparable to a SACD on a high end player. Maybe it does or maybe it doesn’t, and you admit you don’t really know. I can only assume you are thinking of 40 years ago?

One thing l do know is that phono amps have advanced technically a long way in 40 years. Most record decks back then (and a high probability yours) in general, were matched with amplifiers having variable quality onboard MM and MC inputs. Modern high quality phono amps are a stand alone different breed, designed just for that one purpose.

@mylogic , Thanks indeed for the suggestions, I'll try to get deeper into it. My main concern with the Pioneer deck now is not the fails in ff and rev  (which one can still tolerate), the problem is in the playback, the sound is dull with a very narrow frequency range. This happened also before, but typically, after several tries the reproduction was getting normal. The Pioneer is also direct drive, like your Tandberg - I'll try to check the belts and sensors, and probably the motors you mentioned also need repair/substitution. 

@zx10 

Ref. Your reply directly to me.

Thank you for the personal message. Sorry to say that I could not reply directly to you as l do not have an authorised account to do so. I don’t give my phone number out or share my financial details for payment methods with any forums, or other organisations unless it’s absolutely essential. I can’t see the need for that…. A bit like “big brother” antics. That probably explains why l do not receive unwanted calls and scams.

Interesting to see what you said and l appreciate the information, and your personal choices in equipment feedback.

When cds came out ,I said I only like vinyl lps...everyone said ,you don't know anything.....now vinyl in ,buy the prices...please don't tell me ,with inflation there the same....please...like a jerk I sold my lps because my ex said you don't need them cds are better...yeah ok so I sold them...divorced her...and rebuilt collection cheap...but then cds were like used for a buck....well I been buying like crazy....and have thousands....so I like both...but a buck for a cd ...come on man...lol