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Here's a fire starter: Analog is as good as SACD

If in my setup (see below) a SACD version and a good LP version of an album sound almost the same; ke sense to upgrade my phonostage or invest in speaker cables, etc.

Primare I32
Zu Wylde IC
Emotiva XPS-1
Hana EL/Denon DL-301 II/Shure V15. Hanna is my fav.
Oracle Alexandria/Sumiko MMT with Cards wiring
Oppo BDP 95
Belden XLRs
Canton Ergo 1002DC speakers
DIY speaker cables 10' Bi-wire 12 AWG 99.95 OFC, 50% silver plated/50% unplated multi-strand.
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milpai
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Well, this is the other way, as you state.
Every time I hear that a digital player sounds as good as analog. Why would someone want their digital player to sound like analog? I have heard analog enough times at demos and dealers. But they are 2 different animals and let them be that way.
2channel8 OP
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What I am getting at is have I hit a plateau with my analog front end; or my system as a whole.
I agree analog and digital are tow different animals. I should have said equal; not the same. Those of you who have SACD, DVD-A, etc and analog; which do you think excels?

Also that should read DOES IT MAke sense...
I don't know why I lose characters here.
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hifiman5
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LPs and silver discs are different media with unique virtues specific to each.  A very interesting thing to listen to are Stockfish DMM-SACDs where they find a happy medium between the media.😉
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