Popular Post Foggie Posted October 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2020 I don't think recommending to use "component X will be better" is worthwhile IMHO. The question of cost, seems to me anyway, the wrong way to look at this. The cost of a component is pretty irrelevant in terms of its performance to the individual. Analog vs digital - there’s a million discussions on that topic and there is NO ANSWER and NEVER will be to that question. If you want to dabble in vinyl then go for it. However, just be prepared that any avenue you go down whether digital or vinyl, the SAME rabbit hole exists. The reality is that in the end, it all comes down to putting together a proper set of components that fit your environment/goals. You can make either “format” sound great or crappy. If you put in the time and effort building up a rig that is well thought out with regards to the many areas that matter, you should be a happy camper with either. You don’t need to spend uber amounts on either type to have an extremely rewarding system/experience. If you have the time and $ to have both, kudos. Its still an expensive hobby nonetheless. I would personally set priorities (again unless you have unlimited funds) and focus on one or the other. I was in the same predicament not long ago and through some good responses, it came down to (for me) this: If you’re already heavily invested in digital (the entire chain) and have a large library you would have to spend quite a bit getting a vinyl rig up to par. Bottom line it wasn’t worth it (to me) to go down that road. Many of the individuals (not all of course) who chimed in have a great vinyl rig with loads of albums and many of whom stated if they were to do it again, to stick with digital. Again, none of the comments were down playing vinyl as a bad thing or bashing it in anyway. I think the hassle + expense doing really good vinyl just got long in the tooth and if one was starting out today it wasn’t worth all of the drawbacks. One of which for me was my library (4000-5000). I have maybe 40 albums and most of which are probably pretty hacked up. The thought of having to spend $30+ an album to accumulate a decent size vinyl lib was a major show stopper for me. This all goes to say that nothing is preventing one from going out and spending a few grand on a vinyl rig and enjoying it for what it is. Maybe that experience would be significant and you end up going all in on a making it a great vinyl rig. My .$02 Teresa, Walcascar, Jeff_N and 2 others 3 2 My rig Link to comment
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