Hey Fatghost,
I say go for it. I just did. I should have my analog set up in the next two weeks.
In your original post you mention that your digital tends to be on the bright side on some material. Well that could be your digital source but mostly it is the digital software. I run into the same problem with some cd's on my DCS Puccini which I think is a great digital source and many agree with me. The issue isn't so much my player as it is what is being played.
Here is an example. I like Van Halen. Notice I said like not love but they can be very entertaining to listen to when in the mood. I have all of their CD's and most are so bright and compressed that it is not worth listening to. (Same goes for U2. UGGGGGH!) I recently did a direct comparison of 1984 on CD to STOCK LP and the LP is so much better. There is good digital out now but it is much more difficult to get audiophile or even higher quality ROCK recordings in digital versus LP.
PS. It is possible to get quiet vinyl. My dealer has a Monk cleaner and I can tell you that vinyl played back after a cleaning is so quiet you would swear it was digital until the music starts. :) I would ask the veteran analog guru's for advice on what to use. The Monk units are quite expensive.
I say go for it. I just did. I should have my analog set up in the next two weeks.
In your original post you mention that your digital tends to be on the bright side on some material. Well that could be your digital source but mostly it is the digital software. I run into the same problem with some cd's on my DCS Puccini which I think is a great digital source and many agree with me. The issue isn't so much my player as it is what is being played.
Here is an example. I like Van Halen. Notice I said like not love but they can be very entertaining to listen to when in the mood. I have all of their CD's and most are so bright and compressed that it is not worth listening to. (Same goes for U2. UGGGGGH!) I recently did a direct comparison of 1984 on CD to STOCK LP and the LP is so much better. There is good digital out now but it is much more difficult to get audiophile or even higher quality ROCK recordings in digital versus LP.
PS. It is possible to get quiet vinyl. My dealer has a Monk cleaner and I can tell you that vinyl played back after a cleaning is so quiet you would swear it was digital until the music starts. :) I would ask the veteran analog guru's for advice on what to use. The Monk units are quite expensive.