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When is digital going to get the soul of music?

I have to ask this(actually, I thought I mentioned this in another thread.). It's been at least 25 years of digital. The equivalent in vinyl is 1975. I am currently listening to a pre-1975 album. It conveys the soul of music. Although digital may be more detailed, and even gives more detail than analog does(in a way), when will it convey the soul of music. This has escaped digital, as far as I can tell.
mmakshak

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mikesinger
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good question... it is "getting there" for the most part...however, there are several limiting factors-

-dvd/a & sacd didnt make it as format....so digital is crippled in regards to recording(ie we are pretty much stuck with redbook)

-great digital=$$$$ money (system synergy is important)
(i have heard a couple pieces that are musical for digital playback- the tube technology cd player & the electrocompinet gear)

it is a lot better than it was 5 years ago.

it will be interesting to see what happens to the digital format over the next couple years..
mikesinger
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Mmakshak.... would have to agree with you on apogee's setup with big krell/classe amps.... there is a very vivid audio session that i remember to this day..

we were listening to apogees duetta sigs, big classe mono's blocks & top end classe preamp, vpi tnt turntable (listening to def lepard photograph). volume was all way (i was much younger)and the intital kickdrum was a giant billow of air...it was absolutly incredible (bitchen.....okay i said it...)

uhmmm sorry to get off track..
mikesinger
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interesting thread...gets a little personal..so would everybody please put down their gun..

in review of digital, i would have to agree that analog is easy to listen to and 'get lost' in the music very quickly...

however, given the need to have a decent digital rig is absolutely needed when you want to listen to something that is available on cd only. so going back and forth is when you notice the discrepencies.. but are you making a really fair comparison ?????

most analog owners will have a analog rig that is 5x-10x the cost of their digital rig.. so is that really a fair comparison ?

think of the years you have listen to bad digital because of a poorly isolated unit and stock power cord (cringing !!!!!!) there have been quantam leaps in digital playback over the last 6 years and in the very best digital units have rivalled analog- though at a much hugher cost...

the curren state of digital has been promising except fot the demise if sacd/dvd-a . Imo, WE ALL LOST ON THIS in regards to a high level recording format...

but for now, affordable digital is very, very, good and "in somes cases" it has equaled vinyl in overall terms in digital units costing $3k-$5k..

i am hoping by the next quantam leap we will be ewual footing or better yet higher gtound..
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