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What to make of my system?

I last week got my analog up and running, and am havin a blast with it, so I went and did some A-B testing and I am scratchin my head, the Analog has an edge but it is small so now I wonder if my digital is pretty good or could my analog use some tweaking.
I am using an AMC as a transport into a Theta Pro BasicII DAC with Cardass Hexlink. My analog is a SOTA star/shaphire with a Grado Signature arm wich has had the wiring upgraded and an old but new Ortofon cartridge FF10 XE, all running into a Sonic Frontiers SFL1 tube pre.
So my point is....when looking at this gear, should the Vinyl blow away the digital? Or am I lucky that although the SOTA is smoother....that its not a huge disapointment to listen to CD's?
Not a really big deal post here, just curious on opinions thanks as always............. Chad
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cinematic_systems
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Dweller hit the mark, Herman is 100% wrong

Analog isn't better when you have the right digital gear, one thing you lucked into is very good speakers, when your speakers aren't tipped up hot rods and your amps aren't glary over driven tubes you might be onto something just right. Fact is your preamp isn't one of those impressionistic RIAA machines that give you a 6db cut in the treble and boosted bass its an honest preamp. Your "problem" lies with your equipment choices and the perception that analog is sooooo much better when in fact its old and obsolete.

My Sonographe SD-1 Beta was everybit as good as my SOTA/SME4/GRADO/Motif MC7 system in 1991. The SOTA hasn't been improved since then neither have your records. :)
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