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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My front end is digital streaming, with an on board DAC, into an analog integrated. I'm done with records and CD's.

Like many I feel nostalgic about records and RtoR.

IMO if I added back a TT again the set up would be at least 30K-40K to be on par. To me records need the whole works, starting with a great phono preamp.

Needless to say for well less than 40K one can get everything. 

I have heard both great and poor examples of each.

One thing that's a deal maker for me is being able to skip a track rapidly.


I'm probably 90% digital, streaming dominates, 2500 or so cd rips. I've found optimizing streaming solution to be most complex and interesting undertaking in my audio experience. Since streaming I've been exposed to so much more music, relative cost of music is  amazingly low! Listening sessions greatest variation in genre, every session a steam of consciousness experience.

As for digital sound, only early, lets say prior to 2000 digital recording are generally poor. As a/d and d/a converters have progressively improved so has the sense of naturalness from digital recordings. As for inherent advantages of both formats, I find balance in favor of digital.

I do have well over 2500 vinyl so I've progressively improved my analog setup, just not to the extent I've improved digital. Steam of consciousness listening beats all the necessary involvements of proper playing of precious albums. All the up and down, twenty minutes or so max listening time and having to listen to particular lesser quality cuts bothers me. Still, I do occasionally enjoy all the involvement vinyl requires, the physical nature of this involvement is something streaming and cd rips can't replicate.
Completely digital on all my systems now, you need excellent (pleasing to you, audio signature) DAC and SACD player, putting tubes strategically into the mix of each system IMHO is the clincher. Let’s not forget the convience and shear volume of source material that digital offers. I was forced into digital with the loss of all my vinyl a couple decades ago and it took a long time to adjust because of early digital issues (we all know what those were), but my current system mix has me never looking back. That is not to say that vinyl doesn’t have it’s allure but then I do the math and a good not excellent TT all in with tone arm and cart is $7k and then add in the cost of all new vinyl. Money better spend elsewhere or on other audio improvements. Although I, perhaps, won’t close the door on reel to reel with master tapes somewhere down the line.
I think if you have a vinyl collection in good condition that you enjoy, keep it. If you don't own any vinyl or a turntable, it is probably less expensive to get something very good that can come close to or even meet the vinyl sound, depending on the recording, CD (or preferably SACD) manufactured quality or actual resolution of the streams.

Having been in college during prime collecting and music exploring years before CD players were created, naturally I have vinyl. When they stopped making it in the 90's almost completely, I had to get a CD player (very reluctantly), which was quieter from ticks and pops, but lacked the depth and quality sound of vinyl.  Disconnected it about 15 years ago when vinyl production picked up. Now I am getting my favorite CDs on vinyl, so the record companies win again.

I hear with some streaming and SACDs, digital has really improved a lot, but my tastes haven't changed much, and my favorite artists have largely stopped creating anything new I like, or unfortunately kicked the bucket, so it's 100% vinyl (at home) for me. Car is either Sirius or CDs. Changing channels is a pain, so I prefer CDs.
I converted over to digital beginning in 2016. I still have my +/- 400 meticulously maintained LPs from the 70s and 80s, but I sold my beloved Technics SL1800 MkII turntable several years ago. I don't think I will ever buy another one.
My current system is relatively humble and minimalist; everything virtually concealed except for the integrated amp, with the obvious exception of the speakers and subwoofers, the latter which are down-firing and dressed in custom slipcovers because featureless black boxes are boring to look at. Gone are the days of stacks of separates and spinning platters.
There are about 5000 tracks on the NAS plus the streaming function of the player, a hell of a lot more music inventory and resources than I ever imagined I might some day have on hand back in the day.

Bluesound Node2
Synology Diskstation
NAD C368 DAC amplifier
Martin Logan Motion 40i towers on custom plinths
Martin Logan Dynamo 1100X self-powered subwoofers (2) w/ Anthem room correction
246 sq' listening room

Good sounding rig for the money, around $7K CAD.