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Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it

I'm standing here on the vinyl cliff,peering over the edge...I had a TT in the eighties & nineties, an AR with the Underground Sound mods by George Merrill from Memphis, TN. It got destroyed in a series of moves, and my vinyl disappeared. I have a perfectly good CD player(Denon 1650AR),EAD PM2000 amp & EAD Ovation plus prepro, & thiel 2.3's. I would need a phono preamp before I could run whatever TT I obsess over enough to buy, as the Ovation has no phono stage. Push me over, or save me! mb
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psychicanimal
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Once you get a good vinyl setup you will not want to listen to CD's anymore. There is just no comparison.

Not with my Modwright modded belt driven transport rig. CD and analog sound real close to each other. As each format's weaknesses are addressed, they both approach music.

With psychic power and primal intensity,
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michaeljbrown OP
145 posts
 
So for $5,000, I can get a cd player that'll stay with a $1500 TT...?
alnolan
31 posts
 
Michaeljbrown,
re-read your last question.I think you know the answer
fordmod
30 posts
 
Go for it, as many have suggested especially if you are not into new music, thats what cds are for.

For me it is somewhat of an o o o obsession... whew I finally got that out!

I agree with Joe from Seattle
"Just DO NOT TRY ANY TUBE AMPLIFICATION!!!!!!!!! That way lies insanity, "they're coming to take me away, ha, ha" "

Have fun
dgarretson
2,394 posts
 
Though I've not heard your Denon CDP, based on posted reviews this unit looks to be basically decent but compromised in the areas of cheap op amps in the analog stage, clock, and bridge rectifiers. You might have a chat with Reference Audio Mods or one of the other modifiers regarding upgrade options.
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