belt driven not sync TTs with +/-1% speed spec don’t work for me.. voice/guitar/etc out of tune!
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?
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@fritzenheimer “Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?" being audiophile IS about wasting money! :-) Sure! nice DD/heavy-BD TT with good cartridge is $$$$! I see you are looking to replace M33 with.. I would recommend to look class A amp if you don’t need more than 40W output power, AB class SS amps with high bias are cool when you need to shake the3 walls! Tube amps, sound extremely “analog” and are more “analog” than SS brothers, but pl be prepared for high maintenance cost, tube replacement etc. |
@kijanki "In class D amplifier "Voltage" is converted to "Duty Cycle", both analog - meaning there is no discrete steps (unlimited resolution)." true, only if clock / sync “digital” signal is ignored. class D can be theoretically lossless, but design implementation is limited by jittery oscillator and not ideal output analog LPF. |