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Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?

I am thinking about getting a turntable but I have a Class D amplifier (Nad M33) which digitizes all the analog inputs. If the amplifier is just digitizing the source is there going to be any difference between the vinyl and just listening to lossless digital streaming sources? Is there any benefit to me, given my current amplifier with has no analog pass through capability, to adding a turntable to my system?

fritzenheimer

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carlsbad2
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Class D is not digital. It does not digitize the analog input. I am all streaming but my friends who do vinyl are very emotionally attached and enjoy it tremendously. What amp you use is not a factor. Looks like your amp has a phono input so you don’t even need a phono pre.

Jerry

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I am  shocked by some of the misunderstanding about class D out there. 

Jerry

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carlsbad2
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@audiotroy the M33 accepts a digital signal, uses Dirac, then has a DAC, then an Amp.

Jerry

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