Why didn't I sell my vinyl rig?


I've recently moved heavily into streaming and digital playback.  That system's core is the Denafrips Terminator Plus DAC with an Innuos Zenith Mk 3 / Phoenix USB.  Just added a LHY Audio SW-8 ethernet switch. Great cables all the way around. By most standards this is a reasonable mix of gear.  I run the Innuos Sense App as it sounds better than Roon. Love the convenience of digital and infinite supply of tunes from Qobuz.  My problem is this.  My vinyl rig generally sounds better.  Sometimes by a wide margin. Do others with both rigs have the same problem?

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I'm a step down:  Innuos MKII, Auralic DAC, decent but not great cables and no switches.  Scheu turntable into the onboard phono section of a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III.  New and well-cared-for vinyl often sounds better but by inches only, not yards.  Surprising to me, I've made some A-to-D rips with an RME babyface and Isotope Rx that sound better then some commercial CD remixes.