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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. 
tgrisham

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tgrisham OP
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Thank you Artemus.  I have cleaned my records and they are stored in anti-static sleeves.  I use a brush, the a roller and finally a zerostat.
tgrisham OP
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For comparison here’s my gear. MMF-7 with Goldring Eroica, Graham Slee Era Gold V vs
Oppo 103, Sonica DAC

i should have been clearer. With brand new vinyl I do love the sound of my rig, but only with perfect records. I would have to buy a much better vinyl playback system and a ton of new records to replace my old used ones that have been cleaned thoroughly but still have pops and clicks. New vinyl is expensive. CDs are cheap and are 90% as good as new vinyl. Tidal hi Rez streaming with Audirvana software is also excellent and is sometimes better than vinyl. Sweetvinyl is a good suggestion. Thanks. I guess I’m getting too frugal in my old age. There is a sweetness to vinyl that I appreciate. Thanks for all the replies. 
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