Well, I sold my SOTA Sapphire vacuum TT several months ago and it now resides in an all analogue system and the owners is over the top with it. My audio pal gets all the new Blue Note LP reissues and they sound very nice on his new Technics 1200, but to my ears, no better than the sound from his Modwright-modified Oppo CDP.
My most valuable upgrade was to an Ayre QB-9 DAC, through I play my digitized music from an external HD, plus I stream Tidal Hifi. The music now sounds analogue to my ears.
I personally think this resurgence of interest in analogue is a passing fad. 20 years ago, I would not have said that, but the new DAC's are incredible. Buy what you want is my best advice, there is no wrong path to audio nirvana.
My most valuable upgrade was to an Ayre QB-9 DAC, through I play my digitized music from an external HD, plus I stream Tidal Hifi. The music now sounds analogue to my ears.
I personally think this resurgence of interest in analogue is a passing fad. 20 years ago, I would not have said that, but the new DAC's are incredible. Buy what you want is my best advice, there is no wrong path to audio nirvana.