Your claim that digital is chasing analog and will never catch it is just as absurd. Analog doesn't sound any more like live music than digital.
apodizing filter sonics
Robert Harley's review of the Meridian 808 player with the apodizing filter was a rave as well as the review of the Ayre CX7e/mp in the recent Stereophile. I see the ads for Esoteric also claim this filter technology in the new SA50. This filter piques my interest and I'd like to hear comments from individuals that have purchased one of these players or had their Ayre player upgraded. Specifically, do you agree with the reviews and does this really move digital closer to the analog realm?