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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
dlevi67
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I think the key question here is 'what would you listen to on the turntable?', rather than 'can it sound good?'

The answer to the second question is yes, provided you choose a good turntable and set it up well. Would you get an improvement in sound quality vs. a good digital streaming source, properly set up? IMHO, no, but to some extent 'sound quality' is subjective.

gregm
3,409 posts
 

As above and more to the point, do you have an LPs collection to play & listen to?

dlevi67
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@gregm +1 - I should have been more explicit! blush

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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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