I sold a $15k turntable setup and all my vinyl because getting a very good dac surpasses a good analog setup. I spent $7k on a dac and it sounds better than my analog setup. If you go on a budget, its going to be hard to get the best sound in either setup. I use a network interface to the dac instead of the flawed USB which improves SQ. When I was into analog, I have friends that have $100k in analog setups and in those cases, a very good vinyl album would be very close to the same album in DSD or MQA format.
My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital
Good morning
I purchased a mid level analog system 6 months ago
project classic
Hana sl
Musical Surroundings Phenomena II+I’ve compared the analog to my digital
Roon
Chord Qutest
24/192 & Streaming
and ;
After listening to a bunch of albums and music.
A well recorded album with a well setup analog is tough to beat . The analog has a certain snap to the drums and bass that digital cannot match. Extremely , quiet and smooth
The mid level price point and the associated quality is surprising to me
Do not get me wrong , digital is close , but good albums really can show a difference
Ive listened, at homes with much better analog setups, and the difference seems to get better
So, For you guys think to take the analog jump ?
Don’t worry
Jeff
I purchased a mid level analog system 6 months ago
project classic
Hana sl
Musical Surroundings Phenomena II+I’ve compared the analog to my digital
Roon
Chord Qutest
24/192 & Streaming
and ;
After listening to a bunch of albums and music.
A well recorded album with a well setup analog is tough to beat . The analog has a certain snap to the drums and bass that digital cannot match. Extremely , quiet and smooth
The mid level price point and the associated quality is surprising to me
Do not get me wrong , digital is close , but good albums really can show a difference
Ive listened, at homes with much better analog setups, and the difference seems to get better
So, For you guys think to take the analog jump ?
Don’t worry
Jeff