Parity


I’ve finally achieved parity between my digital and analog sides.
With the acquisition of a new turntable ((Feickert Volare,) I’m at last enjoying both formats equally.

An observation between the two: They are definitely different in character and each has its own sonic signature. Analog is more spacious and for lack of a better word, mellow. Digital is more finely etched. Each has a very well defined sound stage.
Both are a pleasure to listen to now.

rvpiano

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From my experience:

1. A properly set up streaming system is hard to beat

2. Most of the albums streamed are remastered especially the high-res ones. New well recorded redbook and high-res albums sound great

3. Original old vinyl is a hit or miss compared to some of the remastered counterparts on Qobuz or Tidal

4. New editions on vinyl done by MoFi (put the DSD controversy aside for the intents and purposes of this conversation) and Analog Productions sound amazing. However they sound different from digital on CD or streaming. Some sound better than digital. I own jazz and classical on MoFi, AP vinyl that I prefer over digital/streaming versions in some cases. 

Then there’s a convenience factor and new music discovery capabilities with streaming that you just don’t have if you’re limited to physical media.
There are pros and cons to each format  

All in all, I’ve come to appreciate the differences in sound between analog and streaming. If analog and digital sounded exactly the same there would be no point in owning the playback equipment for both formats. However, you may be neither here nor there. So…
If you want to focus on digital, selling the analog set up to use the funds to up the ante in the digital front end makes total sense to me. Kind of hard to give up the experience of physically handling records, tinkering around with the set up and finally enjoying the sonic difference between the formats. If that’s your cup of tea. 

Just my take on it. 

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