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Can Digital beat our Analog installations?

Having gone a long walk on developing my analog systems I am addicted to phono reproduction. Nevertheless I always kept an eye on CDs and also SACDs. Before I currently updated my digital dCS chain to the complete Scarlatti boxes I experimented on the best wordclocking connections. in the end I decided going for an additional rubidium clock added to my Verona master clock.

I am using also a second system equipped with the Accuphase 800 drive and 801 DAC, an Esoteric XO1 Limited and a Wadia 861 SE for other utilization. Let's concentrate on the dCS stack. These four boxes are sounding such good and analog like that I like to question my friends, Why isn't Digital an alternative to our best analogue chains?

So it's time comparing digital vs. analog systems and maybe some sophisticated digital chains are beating our sophisticated analog systems. Will it be possible?
thuchan

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vicdamone
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The two are so fundamentally different they will never sound the same. If I'm not mistaken to get to the level where some say its equal will cost at least $6000.+ with cabling and converters possibly adding thousands more, just like analog!

I own so much vinyl and wax that will never get digitized it don't matter. I have finally come to reality with digital because of an easy to listen to NOS DAC.

I'll go out on a limb and say wireless wi-fi connection is dramatically inferior and the quality of all the cabling matters, even ethernet seems to have termination issues.
vicdamone
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On the other hand I did hear an LP recorded to digital and I was hard pressed to tell the difference.

There are still a few studios that still have two inch tape recorders. The issue is the knowledge of analog recording is dying with the engineers that have the experience to mic and record live studio music.

Dave Grohl rescued the Sound City Neve board, Bravo! So who knows maybe it won't die.
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