Why didn't I sell my vinyl rig?

My streaming and vinyl are very close. I believe the reproduction is quite good. I also know some on this board have better systems than mine and find vinyl and digital to be very close. The good side of this for you is that upgrading digital is far less expensive than upgrading analog. BTW..your system is extremely impressive..

I’m a bit confused as to what you use the computer for. Does it function as a music server? You said that you don’t use Roon…which I missed the first read through.

My analog system was pretty close to my digital playback. Of coarse that all depends on the record and all the variables that dictate if it'll sound good which is one of the main reasons I sold my analog system. 

“My vinyl rig generally sounds better.”

Both Vinyl and digital (streaming) are capable of rendering sound that is equally enjoyable. Is one better than the other, not in my experience. For me, it boiled down to provenance of the recording on Vinyl vs. Streaming and attention to detail in each setups. In my system, both digital streaming and local files stored on my SSD already transcended Vinyl playback.

At the end of the day, one doesn’t need to pick between the two; just enjoy the tactile experience of Vinyl and convenience of digital streaming; not to mention access to millions of songs for a small monthly fee.

I use my Mac mini as a Roon core to drive other systems in the house.  I do love Roon but unfortunately Sense sounds better with Innuos products.  

I also agree it's fun to run both types of media.  It just amazes me that vinyl can sound so good in 2023.  I do, however,  hate the hassle of vinyl.  Just in search of the best SQ.