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Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl

I just responded to the thread on how many sources do you have ( shotgunning tonight) and got me wondering why I love vinyl so much? Have a very good digital side on both my main system and my headphone system as well that was set up for Redbook playback (headphone system) only utilising my vast 1,000 CD collection, enjoyed it for about a year, added a turntable and haven't used it since. My love of vinyl has been with me for 55 years, buying and playing, setting up my tables , matching preamps and enjoying the fruit of my labor. I believe my love of vinyl is a simple one, it stemmed from the hands on, need to tinker and adjust that I was born with, it's a very physical attraction that I just can not resist, it satisfies a lot of needs for me and in some way is that mistress that I maintain. My turntable is massive and so easy to look at, I can touch it and get more out of it, I can read about the artist and get info while I listen to an album, I can swap out a cartridge and change the tone and in the day the album covers served as a rolling tray to roll a joint. I love vinyl, but absolutely understand while others don't. I also envy people like uberwaltz that have and use so many sources, wish I could. What say you?
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alexberger
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I have Chord Qutest DAC. It sounds great.
But it can't match vinyl in term of tone, live dynamics, and general musicality. 
But I understand why many people don't hear advantages of analog sound. The problems are: transistor amplifiers and dull, low sensitive speakers. Most Hi-End systems don't translate a real instrument tones and most of audiophiles ton't care about tone.
alexberger
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Yes, vinyl is tricky to setup.
There are too many variables - turntable, tonearm, cartridge, phonostage, step up transformers.
It has noise, more distortions and other imperfections.
But it give you a real filing of tone and dynamics of musical instruments and more soul of an interpretation.
It relates more to the golden era of tube recordings from 1955 to 1965. These records made with tube equipment without Dolby and other harmful noise reduction.
For example, I have many RCA records The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts series (1955-1970).
The quality of these records after 1964 dramatically dropped, because RCA recording studio moving to transistor equipment.
It it also important to play vinyl on transparent equipment like tube SET amp and high sensitive speakers. Most of popular Hi-End equipment is very detailed in upper mid and high frequencies but not transparent in the mid-range and lower mid-range.

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