i once read an interview with Tom Shultz (guitar gear designer, lead player for Boston) and he felt that the elimination of Phase distortion in the digital relm got rid of a lot of the environmental cues (i.e. sence of space) that are present in analog. maybe he's on to something. My digital set up is pretty darn nice but i can easily get drawn into extended album spinning that is much more rewarding and my analog is low end Linn arm on a CJ walker table using a B&O reciever for a phono pre...not much to speak of. Maybe Tom is onto something.
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
I have to ask this(actually, I thought I mentioned this in another thread.). It's been at least 25 years of digital. The equivalent in vinyl is 1975. I am currently listening to a pre-1975 album. It conveys the soul of music. Although digital may be more detailed, and even gives more detail than analog does(in a way), when will it convey the soul of music. This has escaped digital, as far as I can tell.