Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?

I have never really understood this whole argument or concept of trying to get one to sound like the other, they do not and never will.
I embrace multiple analog and digital sources and accept each one for what it is and what it brings to the table, warts and all.

NONE of them sound the same and that’s just fine and dandy with me.

Today is a streaming day.
Tomorrow might be a vinyl day.
Next day might be a cassette tape day.

So what?

I am just enjoying the music.
Remember that’s the aim.

I have never really understood this whole argument or concept of trying to get one to sound like the other, they do not and never will.

@uberwaltz  Generally, and for most systems, I agree.

There, however, is convergence at the highest levels for both approaches.

Our definitions for musicality, emotion, engagement, life-like, naturalness, accuracy, etc. don’t change based on the source type.

Mahgister
i have read many of your posts and enjoy your enthusiasm.  However I have to comment on your opinion of vinyl rigs and records as superfluous material.  Everyone is entitled to their opinion, so here is mine.  Nothing could be more superfluous than a collection of rocks and minerals linked together by wires and some sort of electrical box in the music room.   I say this as a professional geologist while listening to Uriah Heap on CD.
Enjoy the music!

David
Agreed and musicality is the end game for me.
That being said there are and always will be different levels of said musicality achieved via differing sources and mediums.

However that is not how I read the OP.
Pursuing analog sound sound from digital is not quite the same as trying to extract the highest level of musicality from each source possible.
Without attempting mostly unsuccessfully to obtain analog sound from digital ( which on its own is a user definable aspect with even more sub arguements available?).

Just my viewpoint of course....

uberwaltz

I have never really understood this whole argument or concept of trying to get one to sound like the other, they do not and never will.

That depends on what the goal is. If the goal is accuracy, the best analog and digital can sound remarkably similar. If you want to test that claim, use a first-class reel-to-reel deck and the digital recording equipment of your choosing and connect them simultaneously to the same live mike feed. On playback, A/B the results. You might be surprised.

There are some listeners who prefer the warm distortion that some analog recorders impart, and that’s a fine preference. But that doesn’t mean both analog and digital can’t achieve a high level of accuracy and when they do, they can sound quite alike.

I embrace multiple analog and digital sources and accept each one for what it is and what it brings to the table, warts and all.

Me too! It needn’t be an either/or thing.