My experience after lost of 20k$

This is why you don’t take advise from these forums. Especially the starter of this forum. No idea what he/she/them are talking about! I have been a vinyl guy along time. I love vinyl. It’s got nothing ( depending on the vinyl record) on my digital front end. I find myself listening to my digital front end all the time. SOUND QUALITY, ease of use and choices at my finger tips. If your serve sucks, your just not doing it right. It does not take a huge amount $ to have a quality set up. Lap tops are definitely not the way to go (for better sound). Desk top, windows 10, AO, good usb card, Roon and hdplayer((my choices (Though no AO in my new servo, SGM design) jriver cheaper bit perfect sound)). Just do the real research. Special cables your last concern. DAC/server/software/Enjoy!
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1. Basic PC and NAS.
2. Data only USB cable.
3. Marantz HD-DAC1 $400 when noone knew them yet, with Bluesound Node 2i in, $499.
3. Audioquest King Cobra $120.
4. Parasound Zamp v.3 second hand $180.
5. DYI cables, silver, gold spades.
6 ProAc Tablette 50 second hand. $300

$1500 is a hell lot of money for an Appalachian country boy.
You city parasites with deep pockets can boast about 20k, not in this lifetime for me:)
Sound divine to my ears, especially native DSD.

I’m feeling some hostility in this thread.,

He replies as he puts on some Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" and sits down in his favorite chair to drink some Black Label

Audiophiles are NEVER hostile. Argumentative, rude, vociferous, angry, petulant, overly analytical, vicious, nasty... but not hostile. We all like each other.. Like family....