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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

Showing 1 response by whart

As someone who is probably more than 85% vinyl in listening, I don't know what changes digital will yield in the next few years. The sonics of digital have vastly improved in the last X years (I'm reluctant to assign a date to this), as has the sonics to price equation,  so it is a question whether the gear you'd hold on to or sell now will yield a better price or be worthless in a couple years. Very little of this equipment (digital or analog) appreciates in value, though prices seem to increase due to economies of material, labor and trade, generally. I'm not a deep digital user- I have it simply to access more content. If you are unsure, as it sounds like you are, hold the hardware, stop the subscriptions. 

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