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Isn't it ironic that in the era of digital, many units fall flat on the one spec where digital is supposed to be superior to analog: noise level.


Yes, there is a certain irony. However, even those units that are "falling flat" (which I take to mean: not achieving their specified S/N) generally have sound to noise ratios superior to what was common with analog. (Which, of course, does not change one iota my enthusiasm for vinyl as a high-res sound source.)