Want to get into Analog

A few years ago, serious and learned audiophiles had a debate as to what price point that analog exceeded digital, and we arrived at 3K. Since that was a few years ago, it must be at 4K now.

Once money is spent, it can not be "un-spent". When someone who doesn't know about analog, but wants some serious sound, why recommend something that will not even get them there halfway?

Freediver, is that the cost of your rig $250. ?

Spin away...Rock on.

I always thought playing vinyl creates noise and less detail compared to playing a 16 bit and 24 bit CD?  If I am wrong, I would like someone to explain otherwise.  Also, can you really hear a sound difference when playing a $20,000 turn table?  What if you purchased a $600 turn table and added an $1,800 cartridge.  Wouldn't that still sound good.  I would like to hear a demo comparing CD to vinyl and compare a cheap turn table with expensive cartridge to a $20,000 turn table using the same cartridge.

I have been listening to records since I was born (over 70 years ago), and then CD's came along; good bye, and good riddance noisy records.

Now records have been re-discovered. No, what has been discovered is records + high end audio. Records without high end audio is still a "no go" for me. None of the people I know, are about to pay the cost of high end analog to hear their records in the fashion being discussed, which means they only play CD's.

Now, according to some, all you have to do is dust off those old record players, and you're in business. Anybody who was around the first time knows that's a lie; the average CD player will leave those old record players in the dust.

Why you are trying to entice young people who don't know, into believing there is something special about an LP without expensive analog gear is beyond me.

Oh, I know, I just can't hear what's special about the LP; I couldn't hear it then, and I can't hear it now; not without expensive high end gear.

Larry,it's quite apparent that you know next to nothing about "high end analog"; no audiophile would even consider the ridiculous stuff you are proposing; however, there is no question in regard to the superiority of analog over CD, even when one can't hear to well.

My contention is the fact that the price point at which this superiority occurs is not made plain, and some one with only 1K should accumulate more funds before they take the leap, otherwise they will blow the 1K and not reap the benefits.