2Channel8, Thanks for your comments. To be honest, I just keep the Turntable as a gorgeous piece of my music history, play a record once in a while. I also still have my Nakamichi CR-7A. In 1968 I had a Dual 1019 along with a Sony 250 RR, which came in handy as I was able to borrow the new records from others in my fraternity and make tapes for parties. Now here I am fifty years later still playing the same music but have lived long enough to hear it in stunning high resolution digital sound (The White Album and Beggars Banquet for example released in HD this year). But I sold most of my collection of Japanese and MFSL vinyl a few years ago, still have maybe 100 records. Fortunately, I don't have your other half problem (married 35 years in 2019). In fact, I poached the older CA 752BD from the AV system my wife uses in our LR. I replaced it with a Sony UBP-X800. We don't have 4K TV, but my wife is very happy now that she can do Amazon Prime video so easily. One other thing I might mention is that my wife is also happy that I can quickly change the music on one of the SS flash drives she plays in her X3 . This 2016 model will play up to 192Khz WAV and FLAC from the flash drive, and the SS ones sound amazing in the car as well. FWIW, one can buy refurbished (but like new) CA products directly from them on eBay, and they are very good about taking care of any problems. Happy New Year, Good luck on the music.
I want to dump my Oppo; but...
I'm getting an Ayre C-5xeMP and I'd like it to replace My Oppo BDP-105, assuming it performs better once I get to comparing. The problem is I've built up a sizable library on USB drives and the Ayre has no digital inputs. An outboard DAC would do for the music; but how would I navigate through the 100+ folders and their files? I don't have or want a smart phone and keeping a laptop on my knees would be a real buzzkill. Right now I use the 105 just for stereo audio and it's plugged into an old LCD monitor for navigation and set-up.
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