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		mrob on April 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Half of vinyl buyers in the U.S. don’t have a reco... Good DACs are cheap now, e.g. the Apple USB-C to 3.5mm "adapter" is actually a DAC. It sells for 9GBP on their website, and sound quality is so good that you're unlikely to be able to hear any flaws. Basically any modern DAC that was designed with quality in mind will exceed vinyl audio quality.

dsr_ on April 29, 2023 [–]

Not "unlikely". Impossible for a human with excellent hearing in a normally quiet but not anechoic room.

All the flaws will be from, in order:

- the speakers

- the speakers' interactions with the room

- the amplifier

- the source

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