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Listening to digital and analog

Assuming there is a difference in the nature of analog sound compared to digital sound (as I do,) there are different ways of listening to each.  To me, analog is more textured and real sounding, (some, or many  may not agree)  but does that mean it’s not possible to enjoy digital sound?  On the contrary, I must adapt a different way of listening that doesn’t actively compare the two.  If one keeps the analog ideal always in mind, it makes it difficult to appreciate digital music. Therefore I have to block that ideal from my mind and listen to digital on its own terms. It must generate its own reality.  Only then, can I sit back and enjoy.
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sns
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Yep, as mentioned previously, optimizing streaming solution is complex undertaking.

Analog vs. digital superiority arguments are perhaps the worst for conflating subjective with the objective. The chances any particular audiophile has an objectively equal analog and digital setup is very unlikely. And then we have the seemingly inherent biases of many.

The only authoritative comment I can make is digital still in relative infancy. Innovations in digital will likely far outstrip analog.




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