The other night, I sampled one half of a gummy bear that someone gave me, just to see if it would do anything. Then I settled in to listen to LPs. Although the music was utterly sublime, I soon realized that I was in no condition to perform the mechanical tasks needed to play records, without risk of damaging LPs, the stylus, the entire audio system. So I shut down the system. Took me that whole evening until the next morning until I felt normal. Booze never does that.
Have you asked yourself this question?
Lately I have thought about selling my entire analog set-up: Turntable, phono preamp, and vinyl collection. It's a good system, but my digital system sounds good enough that I don't listen to the analog system any more.
For purposes of illustrating my dilemma, my system is as follows:
Analog system: Linn Sondek LP12, upgraded with Lingo II power supply, Karousel bearing, and trampolin suspension. Loci Psionic Tonearm with practically new Clearaudio Maestro cartridge. PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamp. Plus, about 450 records, mostly popular stuff from the late 60s, 70s and 80s.
Digital System: Metrum Acoustics Streamer (Roon endpoint) plus Metrum Onyx DAC.
Just curious if any of you have thought about selling your entire analog rig, because you don't listen to it. What did you finally decide? Interested in your experiences.