Vinyl Sound Quality

I don't know who virtually everyone else too comes from mate, but I have all the pro's I knew on my side and they were happy to demonstrate to me beyond doubt the stuff I'm trying to say now. Never mind. hell, I even find streamed YouTube to be acceptable these days - I'm doomed I tell ye, absofuckinglutely doomed...

Glad to finally shake off some more tribal audiophool shackles now, feels rather grand actually

I think the problem Dave is you are saying digital does a better job of conveying what is on the master tapes. Now are you talking in terms of detail or musical presentation? In the case of an analogue tape, remaining in the analogue domain should have advantages in maintaining the sound. LP may not be the best way but CD certainly is not. I suspect those £450 tapes Analog Productions and the Tape Project produce may be the closest if you had that kind of cash and a good vintage tape deck. Digital recordings may be another thing and in theory an all digital chain should be best, but mastering and how good domestic digital playback actually is determines the result. In this respect CDs don't deliver and files(streaming or download) go through all sorts of conversion process's and even limiting. Would be surprised if many were a true hi res transfer from the master without some futzing around. On modern pop / rock you are more likely to get a less limited representation with vinyl than the digital version. I hope you have heard some of the modern AAA LPS from Analog Productions and Blue Note (usually cut by Kevin Gray or Ryan Smith). I think with a good vinyl playback system they are pretty close to the tape or as near as you would wish for at home. What Andre wants is not to get a close to the master but have a pleasing (warmer sound) from vintage gear. I'm looking for something closer and more detailed but I don't expect to get master tape sound at home as it's likely impossible and probably unaffordable unless you have a very large budget whether Vinyl LP or digital. My position is whatever playback you use you are at the mercy of the mastering engineer as to quality of sound you are hearing. I just find decent vinyl playback to provide more musical enjoyment and a more believable representation of music irrespective of measurements.

Re Beatles. You can have the original sound if you were fortunate enough to buy the 2014 Mono Box. Also they reissued the Stereo Red and Blue albums AAA about the same time but watch out for recent represses from digital! Don't think Dave has done serious vinyl listening for a while? These certainly beat seeking out playable originals and better than CD. I understand it's difficult finding new AAA vinyl and what is out there is expensive. Often have to do with digital remasters if clean originals are unaffordable.

I would hang on to most of the AAA reissues I have. Most are done well or even sound better than an original. Some people want the original sound and covers but true mint seems near impossible these days since everyone overvalues and over grades vinyl. I do understand that as there is something about the original, although nostalgia may be a factor. Some of the reissues now fetch more than originals. Anything from the 90s is expensive because people think they pressed records in hundreds when it was many thousands. Often the pressings were not good and from digital. 

I think it is.

I’ve never rated them at all but some folk do.