There's also a middle way: keep the LP12 (I would) and get the Chord Chordette phono preamp. It is phono level in, SPDIF out. Only 16/44 I think, but perhaps the advantages of the package outweigh that.

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Or there's a similar Burmester which does much the same, balanced and at high sampling rates.

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You will, though, have to sell your grandmother.

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