SN2 + Rega P5
Posted by: PTCM on 30 October 2015
SN2 + Rega P5
Do I need a stage line to make it work or bare SN2 is ready for vinyl setup already?
if no need, which input am I supposed to use?
thanks
Digital, be it CD or streaming, is good value for the buck. A pretty decent digital set up can be put together for relatively little. Vinyl unfortunately needs more investment to achieve or rise above the level of digital SQ. The digital side of my system cost about £3500 and sounds excellent (MacMini/Audirvana/Hugo/SL IC), and whilst the vinyl side sounds better it cost about seven times as much. If I was starting out with limited funds and no preexisting record collection, I'd probably stick to digital.
With regard to format 'quality', the SQ of vinyl tends to be excellent, if talking of original pre digital issues. Unfortunately digital recordings on vinyl don't tend to be good and are sometimes quite appalling. The same can be said for CDs but there is a much greater variability.
Yeah, but you did seem to insist on a tracking force of 1.0g for the Rega Bias cartridge! :-)
chris
Steve
I’m sure what you say is true, but it could be down to the fact you have a highend turntable. amps and speakers. You’re talking about a £3,500 digital front end.
In a more modest system I’d say the opposite is true, I used to own a turntable/arm/cartridge that cost me £250 (S/H except for the cartridge), IMO it sounded on par with the CDS2/XPS that cost me £2,300 S/H. Both the CDS2 and turntable where better than the Ndac I owned at the same time.
I now own a turntable/arm/cartridge/power supply that cost me £500 S/H, I’m pretty sure I’d need to spend over £1000 to come close to it.
Thanks to PTCM for posting this question. For me, it is a very informative thread.
pat
Steve
I’m sure what you say is true, but it could be down to the fact you have a highend turntable. amps and speakers. You’re talking about a £3,500 digital front end.
In a more modest system I’d say the opposite is true, I used to own a turntable/arm/cartridge that cost me £250 (S/H except for the cartridge), IMO it sounded on par with the CDS2/XPS that cost me £2,300 S/H. Both the CDS2 and turntable where better than the Ndac I owned at the same time.
I now own a turntable/arm/cartridge/power supply that cost me £500 S/H, I’m pretty sure I’d need to spend over £1000 to come close to it.
It's safe to say, clearly: If you go all out on digital, and poke a stick at vinyl (by comparison), the digital will sound better and the reverse is also true. The first things I learned on the forums was not to upgrade my amp until I had surrounded it with a good "nest" of supporting equipment, and tuned it in order to *squeeze* the most out of what I had.
It worked, and I'm sure that if I spent a lot of money and more time I could get a lot more out of my digital experience. Working tirelessly until I heard "the sound" coming from my turntable, I probably at that instant surpassed my meager digital. I'm fine with that, especially since I'm not heavily invested in digital yet.
I'm quite sure down the road I will push the digital further, it is more convenient. Streaming can't be matched for ease of use, fire and forget. Records require more hustle to keep going.
PTCM,
I can vouch for Dynavector 10x5 cartridge on a Rega P5, into a Naim Stageline N.
Chris
With regard to format 'quality', the SQ of vinyl tends to be excellent, if talking of original pre digital issues.
Same for me. I feel like pre year 2000 recordings have much better sound quality on vinyl (except some hi quality re-masters from original tapes done lately for a hand full of albums). With recent records I'm totally happy to listen to them digital and just collect the vinyl for the nice cover artwork