It's been a long time.
Long time member, very infrequent poster. Haven't listened to my analog set up in quite a while, almost 2 years since I got engrossed in my digital streaming set up.
So, I decided to listen to 2 quality recorded vinyl albums this afternoon, what a pleasant treat.
There is in my set up, a warm, rounded, sense of bloom to the music, everything else being the same. In digital, I notice a slight sharper edge to the notes, maybe, it's all in my head and confirmation bias. It kind of reminds me why I am drawn to music in the first place.
Showing 3 responses by ghdprentice
@kennymacc +1 I never thought of it that way... you are right. It is really that big. It has completely changed the high end. I collected my 2,000 vinyl albums and 2,000 CDs over fifty years... then one day a few years ago my library went from 4,000 albums to well over a million... at the same or better sound quality. Sure was a long time in coming. |
If your digital sounds less fleshed out and natural. Then it is the components... streamer and DAC that are the reason. These days it isn't the source medium but the components that determine the ultimate sound. So, I would first look at getting a warmer more natural sounding DAC. If that doesn't pull ahead your digital leg, then upgrade your streamer. I have extremely good analog and digital ends, both of which are detailed, natural and musical. I can switch back and forth and not tell which is which... or do that for a friend and they cannot tell. |
