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to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong!

lf Digital audio is man made how can I expect the brain to recognize it as natural sounding?

lf I re-encode digital audio with the earths natural frequencies will the brain now recognize it as a natural source allowing the digital audio to harmonize with my brain creating an entirely new listening experience?

This might sound crazy however it sounds perfectly logical to me so i went to the park at 3am to record the frequencies of nature using the built in mic on my cheap mp3 player in wav 16/44 and uploaded the wav file to my pc and while the file from the park was playing on my windows media player i made a simple copy of a commercial digital album flac 16/44 on my desktop and here are the results using the same audio source.

commercial release flac 16/44 http://u.pc.cd/PmXctalK

commercial release  with earth frequencies http://u.pc.cd/7d7

lt may be the placebo effect and i'm hearing what i want to hear however i think the music is now in harmony with my ears?

guitarsam
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jerroldls
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Yup this is why every quality recording is made using cheap MP3 players. it saves tons of money and as we all know the hardware used to record and the methods and techniques used to record make no difference. As if  the earth sounds in question are just simple and easily captured and reproduced. Well in the end we get what we pay for. To even use words like cheap and expect pristine and accurate results is ambitious.
mickeyb
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Guitarsam is kenjit! 
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mtdining
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You can’t get away from the fact that all digital throws away most of the timing info - our brains need 2 nanoseconds, so Red book loses 80%. This is because scientist had no idea how hearing worked until long after the standards were made.
Digital is convenient, not natural. I get by with my $1800 Ayre DAC, but the most natural sounding ones are much more expensive. DCS makes the best.
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grannyring
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It can be natural. Get the right front end and learn first hand. Try a Innuos server paired with Ideon MasterTime 3R Blackstar reclocker/filter and the new Mojo Audio Evo dac. This digital front end will change your mind after just one song.

Again, broad brush dismissing of digital is simply incorrect and out of step with today’s reality. It can be very, very good. Yes, as good or better than many analog front ends.

Pair the above digital front end with the right remaining system components and be prepared to forget about digital vs analog. It simply becomes irrelevant.

Don’t have this kind of budget? Ok, you still have many great NOS R2R dacs out there that are affordable. With care, learning, and effort choose the right associated components and one can achieve beautiful, natural tone and texture with digital.
jayjay75
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I understand where you are coming from I remember when CDs first came out. I didn't like them.  I much preferred cassettes.  I honestly still do now CDs sound so much more clear and no static but it's just not as good.  Everytime I put in a cassette or listen to an album of old they just sound right.  Digital sound clear and high quality it just doesn't sound right lol.  I can't pinpoint anything as being wrong its just missing something.  I don't see the point in today's digital HiFi as you have to spend so much just to get to where a record was.  That doesn't mean I don't listen to it because I mostly listen to streaming on my phone lol it's just to easy and fast lmao.  Anyways I do get where you are coming from. 
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