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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
kennyc
2,104 posts
 

I have both

I suggest the OP hold onto his digital gear for awhile until they are “positive” for no more digital, otherwise rebuilding is a pain and likely costly. 

goldenways
103 posts
 

If you, no, when you decide to come back to the digital side of things it’s going to be expensive to back in the game. I’d say do not sell.

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whart
3,223 posts
 

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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baylinor
1,610 posts
 

My vinyl collection started in the 60s and I moved them from country to country and state to state multiple times without ever getting rid of any. CDs will stay too. And now streaming with zero chance of myself getting rid of that either. Unless you are short on space or have a wife who won't put up with all the stuff. I resolved both by building the house of stereo. Best audio thing I ever done by a mile.

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newton_john OP
197 posts
 

Thanks for the answers, guys. Just to be clear, I am not thinking of giving up digital altogether. I couldn't do that because of the way the vinyl signal is processed digitally. I'd be keeping the capability to play my local music FLAC files (three thousand albums) and at least one streaming service, possibly Spotify. What I meant was to get rid off all the extraneous non-essential gear. I have marked these with an asterisk on my virtual system.

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