I've been building AD/DA stuff as a "digital recorder" for eons. As a tape deck hooked up to my preamp. Currently I got a Dell laptop with an MAudio Firewire unit. I'm looking at going to an RME unit.
I record my LPs, on a Linn LP12/ Grado Master 2 / Ekos / Lingo / Trampolin / CJ PV9 with all the fancy teflon caps. It sounds great. Except that since I update my cartridge every so often, then I have to re-record and I have little time to re-record 4000 LPs.
IMHO, you need 24/96 at a minimum, except that sometimes, Red Book can sound pretty good. But, once you get up to 24/96, with a good recording you are reaching equality, sort of. I mean they still sound different, but at that time it could become a discussion about the amps and speakers, etc...
Lately, I subscribed to Tidal HiFi, playing it through Dell Latitude, USB, Nuforce DDA-100 and Acoustic Energy AE1s at my work desk ( working from home )... And those masters, even at 24/96, sound fantastic.
I also have some portable DACs and various headphones, so it sounds great, and different.
I record my LPs, on a Linn LP12/ Grado Master 2 / Ekos / Lingo / Trampolin / CJ PV9 with all the fancy teflon caps. It sounds great. Except that since I update my cartridge every so often, then I have to re-record and I have little time to re-record 4000 LPs.
IMHO, you need 24/96 at a minimum, except that sometimes, Red Book can sound pretty good. But, once you get up to 24/96, with a good recording you are reaching equality, sort of. I mean they still sound different, but at that time it could become a discussion about the amps and speakers, etc...
Lately, I subscribed to Tidal HiFi, playing it through Dell Latitude, USB, Nuforce DDA-100 and Acoustic Energy AE1s at my work desk ( working from home )... And those masters, even at 24/96, sound fantastic.
I also have some portable DACs and various headphones, so it sounds great, and different.