Vinyl Help - Turntable, Cartridge, Phono Stage? Help - My digital sounds WAY better than my Vinyl

[thedudeabides]

Many flew over the cuckcoo's nest...

Welcome to another A v D thread. Utterly amazing. Cuckoo indeed. Time for another food fight in the school cafeteria.

 

[Rexp]

Here's audio god Michael Fremer enjoying a $450 turntable in his ultra high-end system:

 

[Deaconblues]

in my listening, what matters most is the master tape source used for the LP vs it’s digital remastered counterpart. LP wins if it comes from the original master tape, especially if the digital comes from an nth generation master copy.

Given good condition of the LP, good cartridge and preamp components. All other variables being equal, digital will win.