Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark.

@skypunk, more Mig29’s were produced than all variants of the F18.  

I don’t own a R2R due to the high cost, limited selection, inconvenience and readily availability of quality of tapes.  In addition, I was not the one who stated that their primary goal was fidelity over “all” other aspects of playback including available music. 

......but with a streamer plus a $15/month subscription you can access unlimited HD music.  Who’s ahead now?  

You can make an argument for each format, but in the end one chooses what works for them.  

@skypunk wrote

I am, I am into sound quality. It is quality not quantity kind of like the Airforce in Russia lots of cheap junk, One F18 can shoot down 16 of them at once..

If sound quality is your priority, why aren’t you using a R2R deck and playing master tapes?  Oh btw, the Russians in the early 80’s had a little fighter jet that you may have heard of named the Mig29. 

Record collecting is a pursuit / hobby in itself that requires a different commitment and specialized knowledge.  I have two acquaintances who are record collectors who rarely play their collection, but enjoy their record collection just as much as those who purchase to play.
Like all hobbies, there will be peaks and valleys with respect to value.     

@lexx21, Irish Whiskey makes all systems sound better.