Lately Ive been seeing a resurgence of claims about how much better vinyl is compared to digital. I have an SB3 feeding a Benchmark DAC and I love it! The sound is wonderful. I also have about 200 LPs in my closet that I listen to occasionally on my somewhat mid-fi B&O turntable with an MMC2 cartridge. While the sound from my turntable is nice, it is not in the same league as my digital input. Naturally, Im always looking for something better. So, out of curiosity, I went to a dealer who showed me a Rega P3-25 turntable. I wasnt impressed. The highs seemed somewhat rolled off, and the detail wasnt nearly as good as my SB3/DAC. Given the fact that vinyl is so much more of a hassle than digital, the only reason I would ever considering upgrading my turntable is this supposed vast improvement in sound.
Now Im thinking Either these claims are totally bogus, or Im just looking in the wrong price range. The retail cost of the Rega table, cartridge and phono preamp was about $1500, which is comparable to the cost of my SB3 and Benchmark DAC 1. How high up the food chain do you have to go to get this better than digital sound that people are claiming? Does anybody have a good digital front end (i.e. comparable to a Benchmark, Berkeley, Wavelength Audio Proton, etc.) with an analog front end that they think sounds better? -- duke43j ------------------------------------------------------------------------ duke43j's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15911 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85590
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