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Vinyl vs Streaming

Hey,

Hope this is OK to post here.

Do you ever find yourself questioning Vinyl in the face of Streaming?

And question yourself, why am I going through all this struggle when streaming is so much easier.

I was sitting on my couch streaming some hi res music, which was sounding great, asking this to myself.

It's just so much easier to stream and get from one song to another.

I know for some, their analog rig is much better and stronger than their digital side (if they even have one) and for others it might be the opposite. 

Regardless, just wondering if you ever feel if it's worth all the extra work.

 

jay73
fatdaddy2
530 posts
 

Cheap fast food burger vs optimally prepared steak. Both fill the stomach, but one gives much more satisfaction.

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rvpiano
2,971 posts
 

I love streaming and use it most of the time.  

But my analog rig sounds just as good and maybe I’m the exception, but I get no surface noise at all on records, only a few ticks and pops once in a while.

z32kerber
168 posts
 

While streaming is more convenient, vinyl wins hands down for sound quality. That’s why I sold my streaming gear. If you love music, go with vinyl (my opinion).

audioman58's avatar
audioman58
4,608 posts
 

If you  put quality from router lps ,to quality  Ethernet hub ,dac  and cables of high 

quality then digital is superior  on several levels 

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mulveling
2,449 posts
 

I tried streaming again and it can sound very good on its own. And I’m sure one can find pristine hi-res tracks / albums in isolation that fare very well against the vinyl copy. But across most material, I still find streaming to fare poorly against CD, and CD to fare poorly against vinyl. The gap to vinyl is still quite large IMO. I was particularly disappointed to not be able to replace my CD player - and the obnoxious tedium of burning of CDs from FLACs - at this time. 

Not too long ago, a good friend with more experience in digital/streamers told me "you'll need to spend at least $5K to get a streamer you won't absolute HATE". He turned out to be right, maybe even a little optimistic there.

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