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Is it possible? A good solution?

Is it a good idea to have the following setup?

Turntable -> Phono -> A/D converter -> DAC with preamp -> power amp

In that case, I can invest in a high quality DAC with preamp function (like Weiss Dac202) and got lots of options in digital area.

The only thing I am worry about is the Analog side...will that DAC somehow change the sound character from the turntable/cartridge?

Or it is simply a stupid idea at all???

Cheers,
RCYH
rcyh
rcyh OP
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I really enjoy the setup I have for analog right now. I think I can't cheat to go into the digital world (dac, computer as source) by scarifying my analog setup.

I was thinking converting analog to 192kHz digital shouldn't affect too much...
kbarkamian
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I say keep the analog analog, and the digital digital. The more pieces you add, the more the signal gets changed. Rarely does changing the original signal work out for the better. There's always exceptions though.

People debate vinyl vs digital ad nausium. I say why choose when you can have both.
rcyh OP
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Oh well...after quite a while...really quite a long period of time...my setup now is...

Analog is keeping analog. With my turntable with an ASR phono.

For digital path, I go with EMM Labs DCC2 SE which can serve as a DAC and a pre-amp with analog input.

CD player is the EMM combo CDSD SE.

The best of both worlds!

In addition, for the CAS, I am playing with the M2Tech hiFace EVO from a Mac Mini and outputting AES to the EMM.

I would say the CAS part is pretty good but nothing compare with the CDSD.
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