Though I'm unfamiliar with this very disc, it's absolutely true that
many, many old albums recorded, mastered and pressed before recordists
had the tools to screw up the sound are among the best recordings, on
any medium, one can find for truth in recording. Additionally,
technical and behavioral standards were far higher for performers in
all genres back then.

When remastered for digital, few mastering houses have the moxie to
duplicate the work of these savants from another time-in practice
nearly always they cannot control the urge to tweak. Therefore, the
marits of digital in theory are irrelevant, because in practice what
they are given in dynamic range they take away with Pro Tools and other
dangerous weapons.

Albums recorded, mastered and pressed (mostly) between 1955 and 1972
and not destroyed by the generally **** poor setups almost all consumos
possessed are a truly irreplaceable resource.

In general, even the best remasterers with the latest highbit ADCs and
playback equipment mastering for SACD or DVD-A seem to never _quite_
duplicate the excellence of the best vintage LPs. Although even CDs
mastered under ideal conditions today are a damn sight better than the
total abortions that 85% of CD reissues were ten years ago, even.

Therefore, not having a turntable and good RIAA stage may suit many
people just fine, but if you love music recorded 25 or more years ago,
it's an imposition not to have a good one. OTOH if you are only
interested in modern recordings, a good universal player or CD
transport and good outboard DAC (which needn't be expensive) is enough.