My digital setup (Forsell Mk IV transport/dCS Purcell upsampler/Audio Logic 2400/Marantz DV18 for 24/96 discs)is almost twice as expensive as my analog setup (Basis Ovation/Graham 2.0tc/Benz Ruby 2/Walker Precision Motor Drive). The digital does some things better than the analog in terms of ultimate resolution and bass (although I've noticed those differences shrinking with the crop of vinyl reissues from Classic and Testament) and is something I can listen to both for extended periods without fatigue and, of more importance, in the same session as analog, although I still prefer the vinyl for its warmth and continuousness. I recently purchased a Sony SACD player, currently being modified by Audio Logic to give it their tubed analog stage and a separate analog power supply. That, and 24/96 digital, are the first digital products I've owned that seem to get close to the openness and ease of analog, although I've yet to do a detailed comparison between SACD and my turntable. I'll still never stop listening to and collecting vinyl, and my preference in long term listening for pleasure lies there, but I think that now you can get digital setups that will at least hold a candle to a good turntable, probably for a lot less than I've spent.
Analog vs Digital
Looking for input from those who have been through the turntable days to today. Is there anyone out there that has found a digital set up that can hold a candle to a analog set up at similar price points? My two analog rigs have torn apart every digital gear ive owned.