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In Reply to: You have the cart before the horse - posted by kavakidd on December 4, 2005 at 08:58:01:
Hey Kava,That's EXACTLY correct. My system is growing more vintage all the time (don't have the big income anymore, but I digress) but in my case, I spent almost exactly the same on my digital and analog front ends, both obtained in the 80's. High quality stuff. Then over time there were an array of cartridges, DACs, cables, etc., etc. and I came to realize that digital simply doesn't move me.
I also think that because virtually all audio shops have used digital front ends for 20+ years, I can easily better the sound of 90% of what I hear in shops with my relatively modest system in my home. For example, when shopping for my Maggie 1.6's, the local dealer's setup couldn't even obtain a stable center voice image. It was pitiful, actually. His shop also carried Martin Logan but again, very poor sound quality obtained when being driven with a digital front end. I KNOW these baby’s can sing, but not in his shop. Digital is great for convenience, but I'm not into this hobby for convenience, you know?
Cheers, Joe
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