Vinylstudio For Mac

Jeff, I tinkered with this a while back, but I dropped the project pretty quickly. My question is, why record vinyl to digital exactly? In order to get great sound from vinyl, one needs a great playback system (cartridge, arm, table, phonostage). If that combo is just average or below, a digital recording will sound better. So, if you have a good analog front end, and then you record it as faithfully as you can, which is suspect, in the end you will no longer be using a fine analog front end, and will be using your digital rig instead.
i would have to guess, that in order to make this worth it, you would need a very fine analogue system, an extremely fine A/D converter, and finally a very good digital front end, not to mention vinyl in exceptional condition.
IMHO, I think one is better off with the analog system for the vinyl, and when you're feeling a bit digital, just play Tidal streaming at CD quality through a decent, or more than decent DAC.
i play my vinyl more than my digital, despite the fact that my digital collection is far bigger. But I do get lazy now and again, or just in the mood to listen via the DAC.