Quality required to hear vinyl


I'm interested in putting together a system that is good enough tell the difference between a CD and vinyl. I want to hear why people still buy and listen to vinyl.

Currently I'm looking at:

musical fidelity a5
Epos M16i Floorstanding Speakers
and a Rega P3 or P5

Is this going to send me into vinyl bliss, or should I quit till I have much more cash...

Thanks,
Bill
bigbillc

Showing 1 response by dbphd

It's possible you wont hear why people still buy and listen to vinyl. I suspect there are many reasons. I've heard excellent digital and analog side by side, e.g. an SACD and 45 RPM of the same recording, and any difference I perceive is less than a just noticeable difference. For me, vinyl is an entertaining toy; playing with the LPs, the complex arm with all its adjustment, and so forth is where it's at. To be sure, there is vast variation within each technology, crapy to great sounding CDs and SACDs, crappy to great sounding vinyl.

db