CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl

@ct0517 then finally, The Listener .... rides:

If you want it let's do it
Ride it, my pony,
My saddle is waitin',
Come and, jump on it
If you want it let's do it
Ride it, my pony,
-- Rihanna

@ct0517 

A lot of riding going on.  

But only cartridge and its diamond rides in the groove where the music is, so only diamond touch the groove walls. If you have some problem right there you can not fix it anywhere else, no matter how well treated your room or how good is your tonearm and phonostage, turntable, cables and speakers. Your cartridge is the first and most important component in agalog chain. 

 

It seems to me maybe real to real is the best solution.  I personally prefer digital because you can get a lot of noise from vinyl in the background.  

@ct0517 rap sucks. You can’t be serious about sound quality if you are planning to listen to that tripe. As for your other hyperbole, just try listening to music instead of rap and you’ll appreciate the benefits of analog, and might just admit how much better Vinyl is.