[jdandy]

Originally Posted by 1KW

I waited several months to post this as I wanted the "honey moon" period of buying new components to wear off . Since installing the N100H/D1100 and upgrading my cables, my vinyl has been collecting dust. I really can say that digital via this combination equals and sometimes is better than my analog set up. Another consideration is that it used to be that digital music i.e. CD and SACD was more expensive than vinyl. Not anymore, vinyl records purchased new are sometimes in the hundreds for box sets and many are being reproduced starting with a high resolution digital 24/196 file . It does not make sense to me to buy records made from digital files when you can just use the digital file direct for a fraction of the cost. I will probably keep my vinyl for awhile when the nostalgia hits me... but I can see getting rid of my vinyl and turntable and not missing them. I am listening to the free DSD download from OPPO now and even the DSD64 sounds superb. Some of the DSD 128 files I have heard have been some of the most realistic sounding performances.

David.......It is good to hear you are enjoying the Aurender N100H. It is a very good music server. I understand what you are saying about interrupting vinyl playback. I haven't placed an LP on the studio turntable in months. Whether I use them often or sparingly, I cannot see myself parting with my turntables. Like the reel to reel tape machines, I just enjoy seeing them even if I am not using them at the moment.

The N100H is sweet.