I have a lot of LP's that I like. If I have it on CD, I will usually play that, but I am not going to go to the trouble of replacing my LP's and cannot replace all of the. I do have some old Sheffield, etc, Direct to Disc albums that later came out on CD. I do prefer the LP on some of these. Besides, I really like Fine Line M/C cartridges, whatever it is they do.
I must be old
Listening tonight to Heavy Weather on first vinyl then CD through a Sonica DAC it occurs to me that there are no pops, the stage separation is larger, the dynamics are larger and the instruments are better defined. My record album is not brand new. It has surface noise. My CD does not. I want to love my vinyl but unless I buy perfect new LPs I cannot tolerate the surface noise or lack of frequency limitations for the sake of euphonic sound. Am I crazy? Misinformed? Stupid? I have been an audiophile for 50 years.