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When to give up CDs and TT?

I purchased a Bricasti M21 DAC some time ago. Now I'm thinking about selling my SACD player (Marantz SA7 S1), Turntable (VPI Classic 3) and media (CDs and records) because I hardly use them.  It would free up a lot of space in my stereo room.  Any thoughts or experience with this?

 

My system is a Spectral DMC-30SV preamp, DMA-500 monoblocs, MIT Oracle cables and EgglestonWorks Rosa speakers.  The phono amp is a  Sutherland Engineering PhonoBlock. 

 

Streaming is by Qobuz using Audirvana on my SG20 smartphone.  The internet cable runs into the M21 for most listening or I use an IFI ZEN for DSD256.  My downloaded music is saved on my laptop.  I use the iFi SilentPower LAN iPurifier Pro and IFI Power Elite Power Supplies to reduce noise going into the system.  

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elliottbnewcombjr
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I was all vinyl, then all CD, then back to vinyl, now best vinyl setup I ever had, love it.

When I got my Sony xa5400es SACD Player (recommended here), I started buying some used CDs and re-discovering my existing CDs. Prior to that, I hardly listened to any even though I had a few thousand.

My solution is to weed the heck out of both my CDs and my Vinyl, keep both going and keep the best content. LPs, my rule is 1 in/2 out. CD’s I weeded the whole collection, and gave a lot of them away to several friends and my Granddaughter took all the rest, bye bye now.

My LPs are now on two 9’ long horizontal shelves, one just above standing eyeball, one just below standing eyeball, no bending allowed! And good shadow free lighting.  

parkergetdean
1,082 posts
 

"When to give up CDs and TT?"

at the exact time you ask the question.

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mapman
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Keep in mind:  Owning a music library can come in handy in cases where internet is down. 

My internet was down most of the day Monday but I was still in business with the music I actually own. 
 

Not just streaming, internet down can affect many important services otherwise taken for granted.  Good to have a backup plan. 

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