The 1,000 LPs:
1,000 = the number of LPs, not $1,000.
How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital?
All,
I have a solid vinyl setup that I like to think of as entry-level “plus:” Project Debut Pro with Sumiko Moonstone cartridge. I enjoy vinyl for the ritual but find that my digital gear - a $400 ifi streamer and the AKM DAC built into my Anthem preamp - beats the analog rig in most ways. Far better imaging/soundstage and much tighter bass without the occasional distortion/sibilance/warbling of the vinyl rig. I haven’t messed with cartridge setup other than to check the factory-performed alignment, which looks perfect. The table is perfectly balanced, counterweight set correctly with an electronic scale, etc - so I have no reason to think there’s a setup problem.
Is this par for the course for this level of vinyl gear? What do I need to spend to get my vinyl gear to match the performance of decent digital? I’m thinking of upgrading to a Clearaudio Concept, perhaps with a Hana SL cartridge, but I want to make sure doing that is going to deliver a fundamentally different experience than what I have right now with the Project/Sumiko combination.
No interest in flame wars or rehashing the vinyl/digital debate. I know vinyl can sound wonderful and am simply trying to decide whether I can afford the price of entry for a system that can gets the basics right (no audible distortion/sibilance, decent imaging). I thought the Project/Sumiko would have gotten me there, but for whatever reason it hasn’t fit the bill.Thanks for any insights.
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@r27y8u92 "The 1,000 LPs: 1,000 = the number of LPs, not $1,000." Didn't say they were, try reading before commenting You stated you had 1000 LPs @$.50 each for $500. You stated that you need to spend some reasonable money to get decent sound . $.50 cent per record is spending virtually nothing per record hence the contradiction in what you posted BTW here's another contradiction - you stated "The 1,000 LPs give me really emotional music pleasure. I can say this is wise." And yet in another thread last year you stated " "I do have many, many LPs. I seldom play them. Why? Most important LPs were already converted to digitals (stored into my computer, so no need to worry about playing frequency)."
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+1 @ozzy62 & as a cyclist I can not tell you how many times I have told someone to pay for a proper fitting before you start paying $$$ for gear that saves you minimal weight . One friend told me that the local bike shop was telling him to lose the 15 pounds in his belly before he drops an extra $3K on the lightest bike frame. The honesty won him over! Same can be said for this hobby. |
I've owned/currently own everything from a Rega RP1 to an Avid Acutus Reference turntable, an AT3600 to an Ortofon Diamond cartridge, a Jancane to a McIntosh MP1100 phono preamp, and the standard house garbage that comes with every budget turntable to a Kuzma 4Point 11 tonearm. |
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