It is not the same as the sound from vinyl but shares that level of humanity and involvement.
That’s exactly the kind of subjective impression I was hoping to elicit. As you’re a classical listener, your sources are most similar to mine (about 80% classical and 20% jazz) because they’re recordings of un-amplified acoustic instruments. While we’re fortunate there’s so much excellent music recorded during the prime years of the LP, I also don’t want to be stuck in the past listening only to old recordings. Plus, there are days when I’m too lazy or tired to clean and spin an LP … and tired people sometimes break cantilevers, as I learned to my great regret. Thanks for your thoughts.