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How many of you are digital only systems?

I currently have an all digital setup, streaming and stored digital files and ripped CD’s on my Innuos Zen mkIII via Chord Qutest to a PrimaLuna EVO 400i. I have been contemplating adding analog to my system, like a Clearaudio concept table. I am NOT hear to debate which one is better, so please don’t turn it into that, I understand the differences. How many of you are digital only? If you listen to digital as well, please tell me why. Is it because of sonic qualities or just the nostalgic reasons of spinning vinyl. I just don’t know if I want a turntable because it would be new gear to play with or if I think it has sonic qualities that I am missing with digital. I would have to buy new vinyl as I really only have a few of my albums from when I was teenager in the 80’s. Maybe I should just put the money towards upgrading digital components, even though I love my Qutest/Zen combo, I could move up in their line?? Am I missing something truly special in the audio world if I’m all digital? Thanks for your thoughts 
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hbarrel
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All digital since the 90’s.
About 15 yrs ago bought a used pro-ject turntable with the intention of rekindling the nostalgia of vinyl.
It has never been out of the box.
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patrickdowns
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LOL!

All digital since the 90’s.
About 15 yrs ago bought a used pro-ject turntable with the intention of rekindling the nostalgia of vinyl.
It has never been out of the box.
Sounds like something I would do. If I came into a big pile of dough, I *might* get a turntable for a 2nd setup (maybe with an LTA integrated amp and some sensitive speakers like Fleetwoods). Or not. I’d have a tech to set it up and do regular checkups, because fiddling bores me. I haven’t had a turntable since the late 90s.

Roon has ruined (rooned?) me. The convenience of streaming 50 million tracks is awesome. I’ve ripped all of my 600+ CDs and stored them on my Roon server, and it’s all at my fingertips. You can pry it out of my cold dead hands.
mahler123
3,503 posts
 
All digital.  Fell for the analog blather and when I stopped to listen without being harangued about the joys of vinyl, sold it off to pay for a nice streamer
jazzman7
360 posts
 
Fiirst off, there are no wrong answers here. If you like dealing with physical media, or the sound of vinyl, or collecting album covers, whom am I or anyone else to judge.  But as for me ... with the exception of an AM/FM tuner I have been all digital since packing up my turntable in 1996. I was an early adopter of CDs back in the 80's.  Prior to that, my primary need for a turntable was to transfer vinyl albums over to reel to reel tape for home listening or to cassettes for the car.  I never liked having to turn over an album to listen to the other side, and the maintenance required with vinyl.  But that is just me.  Moved over to streaming in 2014 and now my Bryston CD player is more or less a paper weight. Been doing Roon the last couple of years and and couldn't be happier.  
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russ69
3,573 posts
 
Only my front end is digital (CDs) everything else in the chain is analog. 
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