When is digital going to get the soul of music?

Nevillekapadia - SACD is DSD

Thanks Kijanki.

You are right, DSD is the format used for making discs that we call SACD. A better format than PCM redbook playback.

I love vinyl even though I think the reason why it seems to sound better is a combination of fluff, overdrive, gain, distortion, imperfections, etc. Digital doesn't really have that... everything that distorts in digital is like nails scratching a chalkboard. However, when something analog distorts (I'm using the term loosely, not technically) it sounds a little fuzzy. More fuzz and you get warmer sounding perception. It's the same reason guitarists like me love tube amps.

I bet if people used tube amps for their hi fi systems, they'd get more warmth. Some do, but it's expensive!

In the guitar world, they're more affordable... usually just 2X as expensive as solid state. So a $200 ss amp will be about $400 if it's tube. There are more expensive ones that go for $1000, $2000, etc. Whereas in the audio world, the contrast in price in simply inaccessible... $20,000? Insanity! It is hard to find any tube guitar amp for more than $3000.

I think MSB has done it. I have the power DAC and a friend just purchased the DAC IV Platinum with the CDIV transport. Digital never sounded so good. My power DAC holds it's own but the DAC IV is so open, so reveiling I thought I would cry as I listened to his system. It was chilling.

One of the closest I've heard, is the Exemplar/Oppo, by Exemplar, of course.
This, while not analog is pretty remarkable sounding, and very tube-like, yet without the tubes. Lush midrange, great bass, imaging--very analog sounding for such a reasonably priced piece--$2500 US.

Try to hear one, its worth it to hear this piece.
Larry