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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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vinylzone
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I still listen mostly to vinyl, but as my system has progressed, I have come around to somewhat appreciate digital.  I do have a few old CDs, and a NAD 5000 cd player that I mostly used for testing vintage equipment.  I now have that and a Node 2i in my two channel system.

The vinyl system is still king by a wide margin, but the digital is now listenable, which is great for background music when I don't want to bother swapping records, and checking out new music and stuff that hasn't/wont make it to vinyl. I will probably get an external DAC sometime in the future which will hopefully bring the digital stuff up a few notches.  The NAD can be used as a transport, having a coax output.
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