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Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?

Hey All,
There once was a time when I looked forward to shopping for arcane mono classical and jazz vinyl. The anticipation of hearing a newly cleaned recording from 1957 that I didn’t realize existed until just a few hours prior. The satisfaction of owning 200 plus records. But now since I’ve upgraded my DAC and Transport, I’ve become disenchanted with vinyl. It still sounds musical but not nearly as close to a live performance as my digital setup. So I’m now I’m thinking about selling my ASR Mini Basis Exclusive MK 2 phono preamp and my modified Thorens TD 145 with AT 33 mono anniversary cartridge. I could put the money towards a surgical procedure that I’ve been putting off. Will I regret this afterwords? I don’t even know how much to ask for the equipment or whether someone would even take an interest in it. Any ideas out there?
goofyfoot
keegiam
730 posts
 
If you're considering a uvulectomy, save your money.  I had one 15 years ago and it didn't help much with sleep.

If that's not what it is, I can't give you any advice.  It's a shame your analog and digital systems are apples vs. oranges.  There is little debate amongst most serious audiophiles that good vinyl playback is best.
goofyfoot OP
1,316 posts
 
Septoplasty. I actually appreciate the resolution in mono, which is why I opted to keep it simple and keep stereo out of the mix. The other thing is that the Thorens tonearm is the weakest link and installing only a mono cartridge means that I don’t rely on the Thorens tonearm for azimuth alignment.
mid-fi-crisis
71 posts
 
When you're old and poor and don't want to pay streaming fees you'll want your vinyl. Or if the internet is down.
Or your might just have more time on your hands when you're old and enjoy the tactile aspects of physical media and reading the cover art etc. 
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fuzztone
5,496 posts
 
Give it a rest Chuckles 
goofy, you realize no resolution to your dilemma can be attained here?
Best of luck to you.
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