“I no longer see the point of bothering with vinyl unless you have the funds to go first class with both vinyl and digital. A first class digital setup will not have you longing for vinyl”
+1000 @sns … couldn’t have said any better.
Vinyl does have its charm—tactile engagement, analog nostalgia, and sometimes a unique sonic character—but its full potential only reveals itself with significant investment in a great turntable, tonearm, cartridge, phono stage, and setup. Otherwise, it can easily underperform even a modestly well-optimized digital system.
A first-class digital front end today—especially with top-tier DACs, streamers, and careful system matching—can deliver extraordinary realism, nuance, and emotional engagement without the maintenance and variability vinyl demands. It’s no longer just about convenience; it’s often about performance parity or superiority.
@lousyreeds1
A better turntable plus Hana ML would serve as good base line to further improve your vinyl experience. Think of TT as life long investment so spending more initially into TT would go long way in your bid to enjoy vinyl. Once you a solid deck, you can ‘play’ with cartridges and phono’s as funds permits.