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My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital

Good morning

I purchased a mid level analog system 6 months ago 
     project classic
     Hana sl
     Musical Surroundings Phenomena II+I’ve compared the analog to my digital 
      Roon 
      Chord Qutest 
      24/192 & Streaming 

and ;

After listening to a bunch of albums and music.

A well recorded album with a well setup analog is tough to beat . The analog has a certain snap to the drums and bass that digital cannot match.  Extremely , quiet and smooth
 The mid level price point and the associated quality is surprising to me 
Do not get me wrong , digital is close , but good albums really can show a difference 

Ive listened, at homes with much better analog setups, and the difference seems to get better 

So, For you guys think to take the analog jump ?

Don’t worry 

Jeff

frozentundra
lewm
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I'm with Frogman; I don't care for anyone else's opinion, but I do respect anyone else's opinion.  This is not an issue that can ever be resolved to everyone's satisfaction, because we all have different personalities, different cues we look for in sound quality from our carefully selected components, and.... because vinyl is better, goddammit!
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
It's a lot of fun to reach a point with analog gear where it sounds better than digital.
 
It sure is. That point is called the gramophone, and once you hear one you will never forget.

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lloydc
751 posts
 
Jeff,

   I can't say exactly at what point my tt surpassed the cd. It was around the time I had a Muse model 2 dac and Pioneer elite cd (used only as transport) vs. Thorens TD-850 tt, Grado Statement cartridge, upgraded Rega arm.
    The problem is that it's not just the tt, a good tt system consists of turntable, tonearm, cartridge, phono preamp, sut, cables, and probably some kind of isolation platform (all of which I use now; the Rogers PA-2 phono pre has the SUT built in.) That's a lot of (expensive) moving parts for a turntable! vs. cd player, dac, and cables, and nowadays a streamer.
    I do use the digital side a lot, for convenience, background music, the tv.  I suspect most of us would never trust a spouse or child with our records.  Records require a lot of effort to play, cleaning the lp and stylus, flipping every 20 minutes, etc.
  I don't always want to really listen to music, but when I do, I play records. 
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