[stump4545]

do vinyl records always sound better then digital?

or can uncompressed tracks and a good dac sound better then a good TT/cart and phono?

everything else in the setup being equal.

[jimdgoulding]

Depends on who you ask and even then it won't be apples to apples.  You puttin us on?

[Rclark]

According to the Empirical Audio stuff you can, but his dac is not inexpensive. •shrug icon•

[ltr317]

It depends on whether you are an analogue or digital fan. 

[Andre2]

According to this fellow, Arthur Salvatore, not in general:

Neither analog nor digital contains all the musical truth, even if that statement upsets the extremists on both sides. Each has its strengths and its weaknesses.
Digital's Strengths

Digital is preferable to analog in a number of ways:
1. It has superior speed pitch, which is very important with many forms of music (solo piano);
2. It has a quieter background compared to most records, which is important for other forms of music (acappella choir);
3. It is superior in retaining outer details, which is important for all types of music;
4. It can record higher dynamic volumes, which is important for some rare music (Japanese Kodo drums);
5. It has lower amounts of many types of distortions, which is important for all music; and finally...
6. The new digital formats (CD, DVD, SACD) are more practical and can be played countless times without any physical deterioration.

Unfortunately, digital has one HUGE downside.
Digital's Primary Weakness

Digital's one major problem is that is has a very high "sound-floor"*, at least compared to high-quality analog.

source: http://www.high-endaudio.com/philos.html#Anlg

[lonewolfny42]

do vinyl records always sound better then digital?

or can uncompressed tracks and a good dac sound better then a good TT/cart and phono?

everything else in the setup being equal.

Hmmm....I'd suggest that you listen to both...then decide which format you prefer...