Inna, I have a DTI between my transport and DAC. I imagine a lot of people don't even know what that is; it's a digital transmission interface, and it eliminates jitter.
Not until I did my last cartridge upgrade did the TT exceed my digital.
Now somebody compares a top end Basis with Lyra Titan to digital; the Basis is $15,000. plus Lyra Titan $4,500. I should hope that combination is better.
I object to analog people insinuating that a run of the mill TT is better than digital; that's just not true.
I would bet that after I recorded to my reel from that combination, the music would sound better than that combination alone.
There are a multitude of variables here, and be prepared to part with ""Mucho Dinero" when you choose analog.