As you know I own a lot of your gear Tommy. If you are willing to spend a decent amount of money on a quality turntable, tonearm, cartridge, and phono preamp, and play a mint copy of a well recorded and pressed record, vinyl has beat digital in my system almost every time I have compared vinyl against a comparable digital version of the same music. Granted I love the convenience of digital and achieved admirable results, but vinyl still rules IMHO.