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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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chayro
2,933 posts
 
I like CDs, but to me, the whole streaming thing seems like a hobby unto itself. Servers, streamers, endpoints, switches. I think if that’s what you like, have at it. It’s something else to do to keep busy. But it doesn’t intrigue me personally.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@chayro   Would you say the same regarding the pursuit of analog? I. E. "It's something else to do to keep busy"?

 the whole streaming thing seems like a hobby unto itself. Servers, streamers, endpoints, switches. I think if that’s what you like, have at it. It’s something else to do to keep busy.

speakermaster
738 posts
 
I would never give up any of my disc spinners because i have a vintage system and streamers do not sound good enough on vintage speakers, disc  spinners are the only way to go when you have the speakers capable of playing what is on the disc.
gsm18439
895 posts
 
I have a ridiculous number of CDs. One of my few addictions, My CDP is a work of art. It also has a built-in pre-amp.
chayro
2,933 posts
 
@david_ten - funny you should say that because as I was writing I was thinking that exact thing. People who never experienced analog probably think that the vinyl thing is a separate hobby unto itself. Look - everything we do is far beyond what the average person does in bringing music into their home. If they do it at all. And all of us take it to the degree we find interesting. I have a very nice analog setup, but I could never spend 30 minutes cleaning a record on a Kirmuss, but some people live for it. Enjoy yourself how you like while you can.
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