Oh yea, Audio is Subjective! Back in the day, there was an audio shop in London called Subjective Audio. In 1982, I brought in an old Technics SL-10 and played it next to a Lynn Sondek. After 20 seconds, the proprietor (Howard Popeck, where are you?) shouted "It's thin!" So I bought the Lynn, kept the Technics in the closet. Now it's back, the Technics that is, with a cheap Grado and the Lynn is long gone. The Technics in a system now with DSP 6000s and a 5500 center is way better than the Lynn then.

I've compared vinyl and cds, identical issue, and to my tired ears, the vinyl is more than ok, sometimes lacks a super boost of energy but that's what I mostly listen to these days.



Roon, Technics SL10 turntable, Meridian 218, Jolida tube DAC, Nuforce STA 200 Amp and passive Swallow Acoustics ALS2 speakers