Would something like this be good for digitizing vinyl records? I've seen the PS Audio NuWave Phono Converter and wondered if paying $1,800 for the ADC piece alone was overkill, and if this thing is that good, then the answer is yes, that's overkill/overpriced. Or do you think there might be...

Ah, I didn't recognize that as a Banksy work. Found, thanks!

  Could you post a link or upload that wallpaper (in full rez)? I love it!

There was a cool pro audio place called SoundFx in Midtown KC that looked great, but it closed down due to some family disputes with the owner(s), unfortunately. There's still Vinyl Renaissance, who might be open to hosting something. They have multiple locations, including one on 39th Street...

  Thanks for that! (And in hindsight, sorry for my laziness )   Key word there is properly! I wonder...   What got me was when someone on here said that this meant it would take a higher quality input (24/96 or 192) and downsample it on its way in, and then resample it again. Nonsense! This...

  So, blind or sighted, audiophile casual evaluations are unreliable then? What's the replacement (i.e. "non-casual")?   Is this a recommendation that I forget about it (comparing by ear at all), or..?       OK, so what is the PS Audio DLIII DAC doing when "resampling" at the DAC...

My DAC is an oversampling DAC. It actually doesn't even give you an option: 24/96 or 24/192, no "none". I read a while back that it will take a 24/96 or 192 file, downscale it to 16/44, and then upscale it again. In addition to that, it doesn't support DSD, and I'll want to try out DSD and...

I thought it meant new-old-stock, so "new in box" 90s (or older?) DACs.

Thanks for the response, Pio2001. You know, that's a very interesting point. I am using a budget at best Ortofon Omega cartridge ($40), which did indeed intrigue me at its apparent ability to best my ~$500 PS Audio DLIII DAC. I came to this conclusion about vinyl with my vintage Polk Audio...

  I went ahead and made a thread over there too. Thanks for the advice! You have a nice life as well, buddy :)

I don't really care about the lead-in groove or exit groove noise as much as I would if it were so dirty that it was damaging my stylus. Which reminds me: having a damaged stylus and causing permanent damage to my media has always been one of my greatest fears. I could ruin a good portion of my...

For genres, I listen mostly to electronic (trip-hop, hip hop instrumentals, etc; Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, Blockhead, Boards of Canada), rock (metal and "regular" and classic is cool too, but nothing I've explored a whole lot yet), and some hip hop. I like a bit of everything else too, haven't...

I've read in a few different places that DR ratings are unreliable ans virtually useless for vinyl but that's all I know, I am totally ignorant on what they are, mean, how they work, etc. Have anything to say about that?

Glad to see nick_charles and judgmentday at it again! Too bad bigshot got banned (or not?). RRod, I don't doubt that I wouldn't hear a difference, I know that digital is technically superior and would be able to capture the vinyl fully. The decision I'm trying to make is either buy vinyl and...

  I'm your age with a similar situation. I don't even notice police cars usually since I'm listening to music when I'm traveling 90% of the time and that combined with mental focus totally masks it.   Anyway, if I were to guess, I'd say I hurt myself from blasting earbuds (after parents...