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.
for me material is far more important than media format. many artists didn’t release lps and many artists didn’t release cds, but I want them all including all. for pop music listeners it's not an issue because most of the pop items have thousands of releases per each album, but for me I don't have much choices, because I listen pretty much all except pop music.
The truth is whatever we are willing to believe as true. In other words,
we may very well believe things that are not true. We're made that way
which is why we should try to accept other people's opinions no matter
how wrong they are.
The truth is whatever we are willing to believe as true. In other words, we may very well believe things that are not true. We're made that way which is why we should try to accept other people's opinions no matter how wrong they are.
You have not heard good digital if you have not heard big soundstage ,deep image textured digital ,with deep tuneful Bass . you didnot say what your digital was and how much $$
Comes down to the equipment. IMO and experience a reference level DAC will outperform a average to good phono stage. But a refence level phono stage will easily outperform a reference level DAC,
As was mentioned in a previous thread, if you cut yourself off from digital, you deprive yourself of most current or recent performances. If that matters to you. I believe you have to listen to the specific reality digital does provide, even if it isn’t the ideal. BTW, The original analog MJ “Thriller” sounds great!
For me, after decades of trying to get digital to sound as satisfying as analog it finally has in my system. Over the last few years digital streamers and DACs have gotten a lot better. My system is now completely satisfying for both. While analog is a bit more detailed and airy digital is so close, that the experience is substantially the same. I can tell because I have I really don’t notice which is playing if I forget and don’t look up. It has taken a lot of time and money to achieve this, and since I am now retired it is of great enjoyment to me.
OP, if your goal was to see if you could get analog fish to take the bait, mission accomplished. How easily they’re snared. Here's a rebuttal: https://youtu.be/feMKdVnXgbQ?t=16
I have a few thousand LPs and a store of CD rips that still get a fair bit if use but a lot of digital listening is to streamed music these day and is exploratory. The downside of streaming is not so much the sound quality, which is pretty close to the rips through my system, but that I don’t tend to replay something that failed to grab me immediately whereas if I bought a CD or LP on spec, maybe after hearing just one track or even from a review, I will give it a few goes, quite often it will grow on me and these tend to be the albums with staying power. I still listen to vinyl more often than digital but I’m exploring cartridges at the moment which focusses attention away from just enjoying the music.
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