Estimations of vinyl vs digital superiority is so well reflected in this thread. The variability is great enough that hard and fast conclusions ridiculous. Both setups can be as simple or as complex as one wants to make it, trying to assemble a single system with perfectly equal vinyl and digital performance is likely a rare thing, I'm trying!
Why didn't I sell my vinyl rig?
I've recently moved heavily into streaming and digital playback. That system's core is the Denafrips Terminator Plus DAC with an Innuos Zenith Mk 3 / Phoenix USB. Just added a LHY Audio SW-8 ethernet switch. Great cables all the way around. By most standards this is a reasonable mix of gear. I run the Innuos Sense App as it sounds better than Roon. Love the convenience of digital and infinite supply of tunes from Qobuz. My problem is this. My vinyl rig generally sounds better. Sometimes by a wide margin. Do others with both rigs have the same problem?
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Anyone who feels vinyl is a hassle needs to slow down. You’re saying that 1 minute to clean a record is too much of a hassle, instead you want instant gratification of a lesser quality of music. Clean records with a quality record cleaner. Invest into a quality vinyl rig. Enjoy your investment knowing that it doesn’t get any better than this. |
My experience with streaming music is to have more than one service, as the sound will vary from one to the other. It also varies on the stream’s resolution, is it 44.1, high rez, MQA, or are you using upsampling conversion? Nothing here seems absolute. I still prefer analog, but the gap is narrowing. |
@alerrico +1 "I'll say it.... My digital setup sounds better than my analog setup!" |
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