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HiFi laundry

Over the past year or so, I have become a born again vinyl enthusiast. As a consequence, I am loving music more than ever. I hardly ever listen to Qobuz or local music files any more.

During my vinyl free years, I acquired lots of accessories in an attempt to make the digital sound more palatable. They things like an audiophile switch, a Roon ROCK NUC, IsoAcoustic feet, Snergistic Research Tranquility Pods, linear power supplies, etc.

Now I am thinking that maybe I should just sell the whole lot and get back to basics. They seemed to make sense at the time, but probably aren’t contributing that much now. I could cancel my Qobuz and Roon subscriptions while I’m on.

I’d raise enough cash to replace my cartridge when the time comes or go some way towards upgrading my power amps.

I made one big mistake in getting rid of vinyl a few years ago and feel reluctant to do the same with digital. Although it wouldn't be going completely, just the bells and whistles.

Has anybody else had a clear out like this? If so, is it something you’ve regretted?

Cheers, John

newton_john

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ghdprentice
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At today’s level of technology in high end audio. You can basically achieve the same level of audio between vinyl, CD, and streaming for roughly the same amount of money. If one is superior to the other it is the technology choices that make it so. The sound you get from any media is dependent on the components you put in place. In my system Vinyl = Streaming = CD = stored files. Only thing is, had I not invested in Vinyl my streaming system could sound better than it does now.  I have a $45K vinyl end and a $45K digital end on my main system, and a $7K digital end on my headphone system. 

If you like vinyl for the inconvenience and  expense... you can make it great. If you like streaming, you can make it great. 

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