Pbb it's a shame that you never had a decent record playing rig. Either that or you have a personal problem about analog.
I don't think there has ever been a thread at Audiogon where you don't go ballistic complaining about noise and problems with LP. I'm sincerely sorry that you never got it together and made it work, but it gets tiring to have you knock everyone who even considers the format.
If you lived near me I could embarrass you with the facts simply by listening. If you cannot make the visit I will give you the names of about a dozen high end manufacturers that have heard my system and can testify that not only does my analog destroy CD and SACD, it is about as silent on 70% of my 6,000 LP library.
My response to the poster of this thread is to keep your CD library and get a SACD player that plays Redbook well and enjoy what you have.
I would save up for that Linn analog set-up you lust after, buy LP's as you have the chance and enjoy what each has to offer. You may then decide that you want to keep both or decide only one is the best for your situation. I will say that for young people it is very difficult to begin a library comprised of recent releases and popular artists in LP format. There are however, tens of thousand of Jazz, classical and rock titles available for those who seek it.
I don't think there has ever been a thread at Audiogon where you don't go ballistic complaining about noise and problems with LP. I'm sincerely sorry that you never got it together and made it work, but it gets tiring to have you knock everyone who even considers the format.
If you lived near me I could embarrass you with the facts simply by listening. If you cannot make the visit I will give you the names of about a dozen high end manufacturers that have heard my system and can testify that not only does my analog destroy CD and SACD, it is about as silent on 70% of my 6,000 LP library.
My response to the poster of this thread is to keep your CD library and get a SACD player that plays Redbook well and enjoy what you have.
I would save up for that Linn analog set-up you lust after, buy LP's as you have the chance and enjoy what each has to offer. You may then decide that you want to keep both or decide only one is the best for your situation. I will say that for young people it is very difficult to begin a library comprised of recent releases and popular artists in LP format. There are however, tens of thousand of Jazz, classical and rock titles available for those who seek it.