When is digital going to get the soul of music?

Mak, let me say it bluntly, pre 1982 digital is TERRIBLE, unless it is absolutely awful. If you are fixated on recordings prior to that year you should stick to analog vinyl and worry no longer. life's too short for fussing about trivia!

I recall a study by RCA Labs in the nacent days of "HIFI" (late 40s, early 50s) in which they found that listeners preferred a mellow sound, and expecially disliked extended high frequenices. Nevertheless, Capitol Records released a boxed series of their Full Dimensional Sound (FDS) LPs which included a booklet about the new technology, and names like Fisher and McIntosh began appearing on shelves of specialty shops.

Except for those boxed sets and the old Westminister Lab recordings, I've given away all my LPs, and never regretted it. I must admit, the apparatus of a turntable and arm do make nice toys, and you can tweek them forever instead of listening to boring music.

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"I recall a study by RCA Labs in the nacent days of "HIFI" (late 40s, early 50s) in which they found that listeners preferred a mellow sound, and expecially disliked extended high frequenices."

Just more ignored information from so long ago.

and why people still listen to analog despite your personal transition.

Guidocorona, you make a valid point. I believe there is much more variability in digital(I'm sensitive to the point where parts of my body tense-up with certain digital stuff-obviously this is not something we should associate with music!). For instance, my friend bought two cd's recently-Led Zepplen 4 and a Beck album. The Led Zepplin cd made me want to listen to the analog album(My cd player is being updated.). The Beck album tensed my upper left side of my body. Is this what I should associate with music? That's the part I don't get.