Does anyone have a digital system that is as involving as their analogue front end?

@audio-b-dog @kirkwallace and @macg19 

I’m listening to Waltz For Debbie now. And it’s the first time I am playing this album with my phono stage fully broken in. I’ve played this LP on my two previous phono stages and it was amazing but with new phono amp the surface noise is virtually gone, I can’t hear it even on decent volume. Which is great! However, now I hear a lot more of the venue including dishes, utensils, carts wheeling crap away with squeaky wheels, people talking and it’s so clear that if I wanted to I could probably make out what they’re saying. This is on side one. And it’s a newfound distraction :)

It’s annoying at times and I wish KG had suppressed that a bit but at the same time I’m glad he adhered to the original and kept it all in there. Does the venue / audience noise bother you?

@audphile1 First time listening to it through the Little Loco and I noticed the same today. As in WTF!

At first I thought the clanging and banging was coming from outside the house, next thought was it was recorded near a train station, then I realized what it was.

Doesn’t bother me a bit though - adds character.

I agree @macg19 it does have a unique vibe and character. But man in a couple of places the talking is so loud. And there’s a group of people laughing towards the end of one track. If I was in the audience listening to Bill, Scott and Paul performing live I wouldn’t even breathe :)

@audphile1 @macg19 

I've heard the background noise (and the record plays quiet on my system) and I'm with @macg19 , it gives the record character. I can imagine being there in the club, and once the music gets going that's all I hear.

It’s a slice of history guys. Beautifully captured but never to be repeated.