Vinyl's Noise Floor


vinyl's noise floorI'm actively considering returning to analog after a 19 year hiatus from it. I listen to a lot of classical music, which, as we know, has many pianissimo, i.e., soft passages. If the soon-to-be desuetude 16 bit format has an attribute, in my opinion, it would be an extremely low noise floor. I've read about the advantages of analog, the most salient of which is its innate sense of continuity and palpability. What concerns me about vinyl is its, supposedly, high noise floor.Assuming that the recording is of the highest calibre, the vinyl impeccably clean, and the analog rig unequivocally great, will there be even a modicum of distracting noise during a near-silent segment of music?
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bottom line is this

digital sounds more dynamic because there is no discernable noise, however vinyl is more dynamic from noise floor up.

our ears filter the noise as they hear it and natuarally process the music or sound... that's what it is all about.

digital is a lie and a pure money grab that continues today.

analogue is a relic only because there are 999/1000 lazier than vinyl lovers or they just don't have ears or better yet don't care.