A hard thing to do - find the reviewers who use LP as a *primary* listening source. Digital would be secondary (or no digits at all). I cannot prove anything here. It's based on recent reviews and the strong comments they made.It seems (most) of Stereophile, Absolute Sound and (all) Enjoythemusic writers use digital as a primary source. Audiostream, which has a few writers, is all-digital. But they are a digital website.
Virtually all Soundstage/Ultra Audio, Stereotimes and PFO writers use digital as primary.
David Robinson (of PFO) always put LP first - but seems to prefer the Gryphon Kalliope DAC nowadays. Robert Youman (also of PFO) seems to like the Esoteric K-01x or T+A DAC as much as vinyl.
About 6 years ago, James Darby (editor of StereoMojo) gave up his turntable for a Lampizator DAC. Two more editors -Steve Rochlin (of Enjoythemusic) and Jeff Dorgay (of Toneaudio) did the same for the Gryphon Kalliope DAC. These last 2 could still be using LP as secondary sources, however.
Marshall Nack (of PFO) seem to have put the CH Precision DAC in front of his LP gear. Marc Mickelson (of Audiobeat) said recently that the DCS stack he reviewed was the equal (or better) than his reference turntable. A first for him.
Ken Micallef (of PFO) seems to use digital as much as LP these days, after his Line Magnetic DAC review.
I could go on, but here's the "last of the bunch" for pure LP:
Michael Fremer, Jon Valin, Greg Weaver, Jack Roberts, Art Dudley, Herb Reichert, Paul Seydor, Miles Astor, Ron Nagle, Rick Becker, Dick Olsher. But even here, Dick loved the Monarchy DAC so much, it could be tied with LP.
Fascinating how few, out of (roughly) 130 U.S. based reviewers. And out-right shocking that this happened *after* LP improved -greatly- over the past 30 years.
'Digital' means Red Book CD (resolution) for most of our files. And this means the impossible happened: a 'low-rez' digital format defeated much-improved LP. Going back in time, did anyone think this would happen ?
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Topic - Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - J. Phelan 18:48:26 03/03/17 (43)
- A nearly worthless read. - sqlsavior 20:52:28 03/19/17 (1)
- RE: A nearly worthless read. - J. Phelan 06:06:49 03/20/17 (0)
- Good Question - Ross 18:47:34 03/09/17 (1)
- RE: Good Question - J. Phelan 19:06:22 03/09/17 (0)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - Jim Austin 13:34:02 03/05/17 (2)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - J. Phelan 15:49:15 03/05/17 (1)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - Jim Austin 17:40:24 03/05/17 (0)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - Myles B. Astor 11:29:16 03/05/17 (7)
- If tape is the penultimate ... - Dave Pogue 05:27:57 03/10/17 (6)
- RE: If tape is the penultimate ... - Myles B. Astor 08:51:52 03/10/17 (0)
- Tape is the penultimate ... - Kal Rubinson 06:03:39 03/10/17 (4)
- RE: Tape is the penultimate ... - A.Wayne 09:03:30 03/10/17 (0)
- RE: Tape is the penultimate ... - Myles B. Astor 08:59:06 03/10/17 (1)
- Agreed. - Kal Rubinson 13:51:57 03/10/17 (0)
- No disdain... - J. Phelan 07:41:17 03/10/17 (0)
- Vinyl was HP's preference - E-Stat 06:11:17 03/05/17 (0)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - RGA 21:04:38 03/04/17 (11)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - J. Phelan 06:08:25 03/05/17 (10)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - RGA 20:53:38 03/05/17 (9)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - A.Wayne 07:14:21 03/09/17 (0)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - J. Phelan 16:17:53 03/06/17 (7)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - A.Wayne 07:12:31 03/09/17 (0)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - RGA 18:39:12 03/06/17 (5)
- RE: The Sound of Silence - House13 09:05:05 03/14/17 (0)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - A.Wayne 07:27:46 03/09/17 (3)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - RGA 16:59:39 03/09/17 (2)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - A.Wayne 08:59:37 03/10/17 (1)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - RGA 23:34:04 03/15/17 (0)
- What difference does it make? - Rick W 09:00:09 03/04/17 (8)
- RE: What difference does it make? - Roy Gregory 14:16:13 03/04/17 (7)
- Apparently, your reviewing creds suffer. . . - Larry I 11:02:57 03/07/17 (0)
- RE: What difference does it make? - J. Phelan 15:12:20 03/04/17 (4)
- RE: What difference does it make? - Roy Gregory 15:59:24 03/04/17 (3)
- RE: What difference does it make? - J. Phelan 16:16:22 03/04/17 (2)
- How 'bout you? Own and regularly listen to a good vinyl system? nt - Rick W 16:32:17 03/04/17 (1)
- No longer.. - J. Phelan 16:42:26 03/04/17 (0)
- Roy, no wonder you're not sure since it wasn't me. You apparently replied to the wrong post. nt - Rick W 15:04:01 03/04/17 (0)
- RE: Reviewers with LP - how many are there ? - ahendler 19:40:55 03/03/17 (5)
- Bad Point - Mel 07:50:52 03/04/17 (3)
- RE: Bad Point - ahendler 08:37:48 03/04/17 (0)
- Nope... - J. Phelan 08:23:36 03/04/17 (1)
- RE: Nope... - Mel 08:36:46 03/04/17 (0)
- Good point... - J. Phelan 06:01:54 03/04/17 (0)