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analog vs. digital better ? or just different

ive recently been able to bring my analog set up to the level [at least dollar wise] to my digital rig. ill leave brand names out of it but my cd player's worth about 3000.00 and my table cartridge and preamp, about the same.ive listened carefully and love the way the turntable sounds, perhaps not the best there is, but certainly a taste. then i put in a cd, awsome sound very detailed. both seem to depend on the recording, my newer and remastered cd's , very impressive. on the album side age doesnt seem to matter much, some just sound much better than others. so i guess my question is, am i in the thick of it, or just at the edge analog wise, because i woudnt say my turntable sounds better, just different. your opinion?
jrw40
steveaudio
328 posts
 
Jrw40: "ill leave brand names out of it"

Ummm, why? Any reason why you don't want to tell us what equipment you have? You have a giant pool of audio addicts here, who can give you all kinds of advice on your system (given more info.).

It's like asking "tubes, vs. SS" w/o discussing your system specifics.....
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
french fries is correct....
jrw40 OP
61 posts
 
steve audio, i left brand names out for the reason you might think, x brand rules vs. x brand sucks. but here we go . pro-ject perspective 2 with carbon fiber tonearm, benz micro mc cartridge. cairn nitro preamp with phono card cairn fog 3 with upsampling card, cairn ko2 amp with sonus cremona speakers. all in all a very satisfying system. though i am considering a cartridge change.
dcstep
1,518 posts
 
The best of both is about the same; however, I think that you need to spend more on digital to get it up to the analog hurdle, but once there, it's every bit as good.

Dave
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
Analog vs. digital is a lame (and old) argument.

They're different. Good and bad examples of each exist.

Leave it at that.
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