The three of us have 60k, 30k and 40k systems with one of us having a 70k Vinyl system. To our ears the vinyl is Amazing and blows the digital out of the water. It’s not even close. I won’t go the vinyl route though even though it sounds superior. It’s just not my thing.
Digital is far better than vinyl
I have invested a decent sum of money into my digital setup, including a decent streamer (Innuos Zenith MK3), a very good dac (Denafrips Terminator 2), Eno filter, and good cabling. But after being told by many here that vinyl is vastly superior to digital, I thought let’s build an analog system and see what all the fuss is about. So this is what I did ...
I picked up an Audio Technica TT from Amazon for around $299. I then used one of the older integrated amps with a built-in phono, which I believe I paid around $500 a few years ago. And, finally, just to even out the playing field I bought the cheapest possible cables from alibaba. Since I didn’t have extra rack space to put the TT on, I got a couple of bricks and built a DIY platform for it.
So after listening to the analog setup for a few days, I can proclaim without a shadow of doubt that digital is far, far superior than vinyl on any given day, and twice a day on Sunday.
What has been your experience? And please, don’t mention your gear or any special. cartridges, isolation, etc. Not interested in your system details. I just want to make sure you guys understand that digital is far, far superior than vinyl.
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Exactly and, in fact, it is not an either/or proposition. And it's the same with most of audio's other false-choice debates, such as tubes vs. ss or copper vs silver cabling.
That's absurd - it's trivially easy to distinguish between tape and an Edison cylinder. Edison's machine was entirely acoustic - it needed a horn for amplification. |
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