I have my phono pre going into a USB audio interface connected to a mini-PC that sits behind my equipment shelf. The audio goes in at high res and comes out at the same res to my stereo's DAC. The PC doesn't have a screen - I remote into it via my desktop PC or tablet. It runs a program called ClickRepair that does click removal in real time. It also runs a version of the freeware EQAPO, which can be used to sum the channels into mono, apply DSP for room correction, etc. I can also easily capture either the de-clicked or raw audio to a wav file just by launching Audacity on the mini-PC.
I've found there's not a lot of interest in the audio forums for real-time digital vinyl techniques because many believe the analog magic gets stripped away when the signal is digitized. For me though, digitizing makes sense because I have a big collection of stuff that's hard to find in other formats, and some of it isn't in the best condition.
When I first installed this system, I split the audio cables coming out of the phono pre so I could also have a "pure" analog option for records in good shape. Eventually, I realized it was unnecessary because even with careful A/B'ing I really couldn't detect any difference at all between the digital and analog output.