HELP Digital bad, vinyl good???


OK, boys and girls, I need your help. Besides the obvious philosophical implications, can anyone tell me why two CDPs (Exemplar 3910 and CAL CL-10) using two diff i/cs, and two diff inputs, are highly distorted and my vinyl rig sounds great? VAC Ren Mk2 pre. Doesn't the phono stage feed into the line stage and then to the output? HELP. No XMAS tunes on vinyl.
128x128swampwalker
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OK, boys and girls. The answer you've been waiting for....My BAM was unplugged. No idea what that could have had the effect that it did. Plugged the sucker in, switched it over to AC/charge and away we went. Post christmas music tip, new Joan Osborne, "Pretty Little Stranger". Alt-rock meets country. Gift from my brother. Its great- go figure. Happy New Year to all.
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I have to admit I did the very same thing. Was I happy when I figured it out...