Digital with same soundstage as analog


I have a modest setup, but the analog sounds good to me. Question, can I get the same soundstage with digital by adding a DAC or Streamer?

Current equipment is;

VPI Scout with Hana SL

Parasound A21

Vincent SA32 Preamp

Elac PPA2 

Dyneaudio Emit 30

Oppo 83SE

room is conditioned floor to ceiling and approximately 12x24’

When I play SACD’s, the soundstage is no where near the analogue presence. Maybe it’s the SACD player that’s limiting my experience to go streaming.

Advice based on setup would be helpful

Thanks in advance

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Showing 1 response by benanders

@vette5451 , in many cases, no. The analogue master will be different from much of what you would hear via streaming or a newer CD remaster (SACD will generally not be the same as analogue, no). The music master will matter more than streamer vs. turntable/cartridge vs. DAC in many cases if not every last case, when it comes to audible differences. This tends not to be a particularly fun concept for folks who like to chain-swap components regularly or make recommendations based on price points.

In cases of newer music that was mixed and mastered digitally then put onto vinyl, the answer changes - it should be similar in sound, since you are listening to digital music with the particular characteristics/shortcomings/compromises/whatever of the vinyl medium it’s been pressed into.
For older music (1980s and before) vinyl can be real nice for some listeners. The reason is not because vinyl is an inherently superior route to playback, but rather the translation of original master onto the medium worked out better than subsequent re-hashes sound via other playback media. Original CD’s from the ‘80s can be hit-or-miss. For newer music (post-2000) it’s often much less of a departure given almost all is done in the digital realm.
SACD seems to be a different animal more times than not. When you play SACD’s the difference in soundstage, assuming it’s real, should be due to differences in mastering of the tracks therein. The other factors are not impossible of course (inferior player, inferior DAC, etc.), they’re just much less likely to be the cause of audible differences.