Thanks for all the responses. To answer an early question, the reason I am thinking about vinyl is that I accidentally found out I like the way LP's sound. I was visiting a friend back East who has reference quality digital and analog equipment. Just for kicks, I got him to play a few recent pressings and was blown away.
I'm not afraid to spend a bit to get sound that I like. I doubt purchasing low-fi and then comparing it to $13K worth of digital front-end is going to make me quit playing my CD's.
Until recently, I was also using a Sony SCD-1 but recently sold it with the thought of upgrading to the Accuphase DP-85. Since Proceed/Madrigal is talking about potential upgrades to the PDMT and AVP to enable SACD playback, I thought I would hold off on more digital equipment and look into analog. There are many of recordings that haven't (won't?) be released on SACD that are available on high quality vinyl.
BTW, I was wrong before. Amongst the 1200 or so CD's I've amassed in the last 10 years, I found a single solitary album in a box in the attic. "KISS Alive" that I must have bought when I was 13...
Thanks for all the input,
Thomas
I'm not afraid to spend a bit to get sound that I like. I doubt purchasing low-fi and then comparing it to $13K worth of digital front-end is going to make me quit playing my CD's.
Until recently, I was also using a Sony SCD-1 but recently sold it with the thought of upgrading to the Accuphase DP-85. Since Proceed/Madrigal is talking about potential upgrades to the PDMT and AVP to enable SACD playback, I thought I would hold off on more digital equipment and look into analog. There are many of recordings that haven't (won't?) be released on SACD that are available on high quality vinyl.
BTW, I was wrong before. Amongst the 1200 or so CD's I've amassed in the last 10 years, I found a single solitary album in a box in the attic. "KISS Alive" that I must have bought when I was 13...
Thanks for all the input,
Thomas