a quote form a local big screen tv seller. he claims to be the king of big screen tv.

anyway, youre right, theres no king except great sound. a great deal of that can be gotten from vinyl, some from cd, and certainly sacd. but the feeling of rightness happens more often with vinyl than any other mode. and it is done with more widely varyinng equipment than any other mode.

getting it right isnt as hard as some make out either. the cheeeeepest music hall tt can be VERY rewarding and it even comes with a good cartridge.

good rbcd is possible, but for cheeeep, one must buy a cheeeeep sony sacd/dvd/cdp such as the ns755v (about $250). and the sacd aint bad on it either. none of the products are state of the art but excellent values that are readily available.