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Path of signal from turn table to speaker

Hi all, if you could humor a fledgling "audiophile" still learning... can anyone specify how a signal get from a turntable to the speakers? My understanding is that pure analog circuits are for many reasons not common. This means that the signal must first be converted by an ADC (analog to dig convertor). This signal then travels through the amp circuitry and eventually reaches a DAC which then outputs to the speaker. Is this decently accurate?

The second part of this question relates to how an amplifier can affect this signal. I have a rega preamp so I don't need an amp with a phonostage. If this is the case I have a hard time understanding how one amp will differ from another for record playback. I know that amps all differ in there capabilities but the basic formula does not change. Analog signal to digital and then back to analog. When purchasing an amp for records... should i basically just purchase for that amps capabilities and nothing else from the input standpoint?
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Well no Chakster not quite nonsense. Controversial maybe. My system is digitally controlled. I use full spectrum room control, frequency response alterations and digital bass management. This is all done in 48/192.
In order to use my turntables in this system I have a Benchmark ADC on the output of an ARC phono amp which converts to 24/192. 4 channels of DAC revert all to analog right in front of the amplifiers. So with High Res files I am digital all the way to the amps. 
According to Michel Fremer 24/192 is invisible. He converts Vinyl to digital files routinely using the same program I use, Channel D's Pure Vinyl. 
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