I still like vinyl records. Typically I buy new LPs 2 or 3 times a year. They *do* sound better than CDs as a general rule, especially on high quality equipment but digital has the potential to be much better. The "warmth" we lovers of vinyl LPs generally attribute to our analog audio is less about the LPs we play and more about the lower quality standard of the CDDA format itself (16 bits and 44.1 kilo-samples) which lends a harshness to the playbook no matter how good the DAC is. Newer digital audio formats can equal or exceed the warmth and wide open sound stage of vinyl. But no matter, when it comes down to it, there's nothing like listening to "Dark Side of the Moon" or "Who's Next" or "Rumours" on the old turntable.

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