If you follow Steve Guttenburg on CNET he could probably give you a good response to the question of digital vs. vinyl. He is big on vinyl.
I personally dont see any point in vinyl. I believe that vinyl had an advantage in the early days of the CD. Now, digital is supreme. The digital "limitations" have been solved. It doesnt require big bucks to enjoy it either. I'm sure you can find really really good sounding vinyl rigs, as well as digital rigs. At some point its probably a matter of preference, just as there is a preference with tubes vs. solid state. Its not a question of how much money would it cost to get there. Sure, $10K components tend to sound very good. They should! A $50K system better sound very good. Vinyl or digital. To spend $50K on a system and have to flip disks and drop a needle is just plane silly, IMO. Not to mention listen to clicks and pops. My personal opinion is that you are barking up the wrong tree trying to build a vinyl rig that will best your digital set up. Better to continue tweaking the digital end of things. Ex. - the Benchmark is good, but certainly not SOTA. Much more can be done there. On the speaker end of things - much more can be done there. etc, etc. -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85590 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
