Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)

@newton_john @facten

My discussion is really centered on value.  The PC/DAC combo Iʻm talking about is something generic.  DAC has come a long ways and you get very good reproduction with modestly priced units.  The differences between a decent $500 DAC and your $5000 wonder are not $4500 worth, unless youʻve got $4500 and nothing else to do with it.

Streamers are just miniPC boards running someoneʻs custom front end on top of Linux.  None of those mega-buck streamers are running their own custom O/S.  Bits is bits, but thatʻs a completely different discussion.

The point here is that for well under $1000, a PC/DAC combo can be very, very good.  You can easily drop $10,000 on a turntable/tonearm/cartridge/phono preamp combo and youʻre still having to deal with all of inherent imperfections of vinyl.  Vinyl is NOT a good value.
 
And letʻs not forget that the majority of newly issued recordings are offered in vinyl, which is a signifcant downside.
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@mickeyb "It’s simple, when I have time to enjoy a drink and a puff, I listen to my vinyl."

- "like a penny rolling up the wall inside"?

@russbutton 

The problem with your argument here is that value is whatever you deem it to be.

You’re quite entitled to your opiniin on this, but unfortunately it tells us nothing about the subject of this thread.

@russbutton  What I'll say is that the value you put on your listening experience differs from mine. Enjoy what suits you, but save the preaching as to what others should be satisfied with

@rdmorgan048 I am so sorry, audigon, this powerful almighty flawless system does not let me respond. I jumped through hoops all morning and still, it prevents from new messages or replying to messages :(