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Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners?

I want to upgrade my digital side … (currently Bluesound Vault 2i feeding the DAC of Oppo 105) … plan to spend around $2k … since I’ve ripped all my CDs to the Vault, thinking of spending it all on a DAC, and retire/sell the Oppo while it still has some value. I do have a few older CDPs I could retain as backup, but not sure why I would ever need.

Alternatively, was considering a better combined CDP/DAC like a newer Marantz or Yamaha … upgrades DAC performance some, and a reliable spinner for quite a few more years … but I have very few SACDs, so feeling like this would be the tail wagging the dog.

In what direction have you been migrating?
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sbank
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@p05129 Well said, brother! 

While I love LPs and their art and notes, using Roon I engage and discover more about the artists, their connections, history, etc. When you compare Roon to CD UX, it isn't even close. 1pt fonts -- no thanks!

Totally agree that a mesh network(e.g. Eero) is totally simple to set up and will provide benefits far outside audio-related too. Cheers,
Spencer
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sbank
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@sparksgja , When you get that urge to jump off the album to instant gratification you can instead queue to play AFTER the album completes. It's a good habit. Cheers,
Spencer
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