DIGITAL vs. ANALOG

I have to disagree with George's price point. There is a point where turntables become better than cdps, but i personally like the sound of a decent cdp, like the a3cd, over an $800 TT rig. I would place the price up around $2k for the TT, arm, cart and phono. That's just my opinion, and ya' might want to take in to consideration that i grew up with cds.

I don't know who said this, but the quote was: "Getting good digital sound is as easy as turning hamburger back into steak".

Another option would be sacd but be warned i find even the best cd recordings to sound weak after sacd and dts sounds about unlistenable.

i'm sidin' w/avguygeorge on this one - isle even go so far as to say a brand-gnu $7-800 winyl-rig will out-do *any* brand-gnu $1k digital-rig. of course, that's yust my opinion, & ya mite wanna take into consideration that i grew up w/winyl... ;~)

I had a $500 used turntable that in many ways out performed my $6500 dac and transport. I think all things considered a cd player is better. But in terms of smoothness, realism, and warth, perhaps the three most important sonic charteristics, the cheapest of turntables will out perform the most expensive cd players. If you spend 700 dollars on a turntable it will be hard for you to listen to your cd player again.