I abandoned vinyl for digital thirty nine years ago. I never missed vinyl intil I bought a combination of speakers, pre-amp, and power amp that could exploit the extended frequeny response that can be extracted from vinyl by a superb MC cartridge and turntable. I’ve always been an imaging freak.But I din’t know what I was missing with digial until I heard a system similar to mine playing vinyl.
I’ve found two-channel SACDs and streaming HD digital don’t miss my analogue benchmark by a lot. But the difference is more than worth the cost of admission to me.
That said, I only listen to vinyl when I’m fully involved in the heavenly analogue listening experience. Otherwise, I spare the life of my expensive cartridge by listening to streaming digital with my pups.
IOW, both have an honored place in my system and in my enjoyment of music. The only downside to my audiophilic proclivities is an occasional, “Why the hell would anyone spend $6,000 to spin vinyl?” from one of unfortunate earthbound friends.
I’ve found two-channel SACDs and streaming HD digital don’t miss my analogue benchmark by a lot. But the difference is more than worth the cost of admission to me.
That said, I only listen to vinyl when I’m fully involved in the heavenly analogue listening experience. Otherwise, I spare the life of my expensive cartridge by listening to streaming digital with my pups.
IOW, both have an honored place in my system and in my enjoyment of music. The only downside to my audiophilic proclivities is an occasional, “Why the hell would anyone spend $6,000 to spin vinyl?” from one of unfortunate earthbound friends.