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Revisiting Digital?

Have you done more than consider going back to Digital? I have only put my toe into the analog world, and found it to be the lost "High End" format. SACD and DVD-A failed to gain acceptance as a next generation High Definition audio format (Weird Huh..) With more and more vinyl being printed each month, customers are voting with their dollars.

However, I have not been able to get over the snaps and pops associated with vinyl. I have bought too many new albums, only to have a high noise floor, and distract me from the experience.

If you have any of these feelings, and have tip toed back into digital, what did you consider for your digital system, knowing you have drank from the TurnTable Cup!

To be fair, my system is decidedly Mid-Fi, theater led. I have a NHT 2.9/AC2/HDP2 - Velodyne 1210x 5.1 system. I use a B&K 31/50 Processor, and a Parasound 2205at 5ch amp. It is nice for theater, and in two channel mode with my Denon 300f turntable/phonopre.

Your journey - thoughts are appreciated/welcomed.

Jeff
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dan_ed
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Hi Jeff,

I never let digital leave. IMO there is too much good music that can be had if one does not get caught up in the format wars of old. I do plan on kicking it up a notch in my system with a digital music server and a quality DAC so that I can have high res digital, cd, and vinyl. I'd love to get R2R (the real high res) but it is just too far out of my reach.

I recently spent some time with A'gon member ckniker's Rakk DAC and server. High res digital gets about 90% of it right, much better than redbook.
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jmcgrogan2
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Jeff,

I also had problems with pops and snaps when I first re-entered the world of vinyl about 8 years ago. Through the use of record cleaning machine's, and/or steaming, proper grounding, and eliminating static with a Walker Talisman, I now have vinyl that is as quiet but more involving than digital. Of course, like Dan_ed, I never gave up on digital either, though I have simplified. No more digital seperates for me.....a nice CDP does just fine.

Cheers,
John
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syntax
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A Mac Book Pro is good enough for Digital.
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