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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TT now, CD later, and local SSD files when streaming is unavailable. We can make a digital rig sound as analog as we desire, so what is the point of keeping a turntable? Audiophiles who want digital to sound analog and analog to be as detailed as digital seem somewhat ambiguous in what they are really seeking.

When I was young, I abused my vinyl with cheaper turntables and whatever cartridges they came with and I wore out a lot of albums! After replacing CCR, Cosmos Factory three times I was happy to try a CD player and buy a few discs. They didn’t sound right at first, but in the late eighties, I was convinced to try newer CD’s. And some of them did sound better. I started buying mostly CD’s from that point on. I bought my first streamer maybe four years ago and it was fun listening to new music but I really missed having something in my hand to read.  Now if I hear about an album and it’s not on Qobuz, I buy the CD. I haven’t spun a vinyl in a few years now, so my TT’s and what left of my vinyl (mostly symphonies) will probably go the way of the Dodo.

I got out of vinyl decades ago and went cd’s only. I just got into streaming about 8 months ago and absolutely love it. 
 

BUT, I have no plans to abandon cd’s. Heck, I just bought a new cd player a few months ago after my old unit died after 17 years of hard use AND I still buy new cd’s!  I listen to both formats daily. 

Sounds like the OP is ready to ditch physical media.  I am not sure what he is requiring from other posters.

  I have found that sometimes streaming services will delete recordings when they actually aren’t available as physical media.  I listen primarily to Classical and this is a particular issue with recordings that had low sales figures.  Depending upon what’s in his collection he may want to copy some content to a hard drive as a hedge before dumping the lot

There is the music data aspect, but also all the rest, such as cover art, liner notes, booklets, posters, etc. Streaming and digital libraries at best give you a thumbnail of the front cover, but no back cover, no gatefold, no liner notes, no booklets, no posters.

Significant physical media holdings can also function as room treatment.

I'm going the opposite way. On my computer desk where I write my books, I used to just run Roon from my digital files. Many records are not available digitally, and I am now adding a simple vinyl rig with my computer. Looking forward to spinning records while working.