i completely get preferring analog media, so if it’s about the sound characteristics (that ‘warmth’), having physical media, etc fair enough. but if the goal of an audiophile is to get the highest quality reproduction of a recording wouldn’t CDs or FLACs be your best bet?
maybe this only really applies for newer music, perhaps digital releases for music recorded analogue are just digitized vinyl or reel to reel recordings but for music produced in DAWs the highest quality version available for that release would surely be either a CD or a digital FLAC release
I honestly agree how good Linn steaming can be and the Lp12 is an amazing player. I often find modern LP12s can often beat some digital recordings even out of a Klimax DSM although some recordings are very poorly cut on vinyl so results may vary. If there is a great recording of something on vinyl it will most likely beat out digital in terms of sheer performance.