My experience after lost of 20k$

Yes, I think it is. Apparently it’s 1995 and the internet is just starting and Gateway is the darling of the pc world :).
In all seriousness, I get sticking with years of investment in preexisting “legacy” technology if it sounds great to you and you are satisfied go with it. This hobby should be about enjoyment more than nervousa when the lights go off, drink in hand, with Bill Evans and Tony Bennett bringing great joy (describing my current moment); however, for one starting from scratch, a system optimized for music streaming is very compelling. Happy listening!

Is this thread a joke??

I'm hearing more and more of the OP's view on this. On another thread here there are two reviewers who've heard the Jay's Audio CDT with a decent DAC and they say it rivals some of the better PC setups out there. 

All the best,
Nonoise

I have a room full of vinyl, cassettes and CDs, not to mention the hardware used to play each of them. I have resisted the urge to buy into the “new” computer audio wave even though I read about the joys of that experience. I simply see it as another attempt to separate me from my money with the promise of more transparency. I empathize with amir57bs’ realization that throwing $20K into PC audio doesn’t guarantee perfect sound. Welcome to the never-ending search! In any case, I prefer to wait for the next big idea. Will it be MQA, or maybe wireless everything, who knows?

P.S. Maybe my comments belong in the “Rant” category that another poster just suggested for this forum. Sorry, it’s been a long day.

I can't help but reply - I recently heard the Mach III by Phasure, a PC streaming audio to a DAC.  Absolutely stunning in sound.  The inventor has made many tweaks to what a standard PC is - linear power supply, no fans, no video card, removable hard drive, etc, etc.  Then add in his playback software, xxhighend, which optimizes the OS, his DAC and USB cables and you get an incredible system.  For those who have not already made up there mind on PC Audio you can check out the website xxhighend for an incredible amount of information. 

+1  Innous Zenith MKII

 Innous Zenith 
Nain Uniti Core
 NAD 50.2

please, PCs are for email not music.

I concur with mgattmch.
I am sorry you have not had a good experience with PC/digital. But, I can assure you there are better ways to stream music.
B

Are you kidding me?

My experience with computer audio is very different to yours. I have a $20k analog/digital system and the results via TT and computer audio are very good IMHO. I am extremely happy with this system and have no plans to upgrade, even though the speakers are 40 year old refurbished Gale GS401A's. See my previous post on this system:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/second-system-that-sounds-and-looks-spectacular-i-am-there