When is digital going to get the soul of music?

there is bad analog and bad digital.

my experience at the last 12 CES shows and several stereophile shows as well as numerous visits to audio buddies tells me that most stereo systems sound lousy.

after listening to live music, i don't want to listen to recorded music for a while.

the closest thing to "soul" was listening to 4 original quads with a quad amp and analog.

the second closest was listening to 4 original quad speakers with a low powered tube amp with a decent cd player.

the point is that with original quads, it's hard not to have soul, even with digital.

one other point, get some mellow sounding cables with digital and there is a better chance of having "soul"

Makshak, huh? I thought you had finally fallen head-over-heels in love with your APL 3910. . . hwat happened?

First off, I've never gotten-off on music more than hearing Alex's set-up at his house. I am,also, very grateful that I have an instrument to hear recordings made after 1981(I have, but rarely listen to, lp's made after that.). Alex also has given me a direct to cd recording from an analog lp, that he made. I've been burning in his cd player, also. Eventually, I will compare. Two things bother me, though. One-the music that plays through my head is generally analog. People don't realize what this means. I know that I don't(yet). Two-before modification, my cd player is Class C at stereophile, so cost of music in the home is my other problem. You can get a Rega Planar(or maybe a Music Hall)turntable and get one-dollar albums that, for sure, will bring music into the home. I have an obligation(unlike the audio press) to let the financially-challenged know that.

Sorry Mak the analog music in your head bothers you. Perhaps you should try the kind that plays in my head. . . it is generated completely synaptically and it is truly no bother.

You know Guidocorona that I won't let it rest. I have to admit using Alex of APL Hi-Fi's modified Denon 3910 and the Jerry Garcia's band's "After Midnight" to move my speakers a little, that it sounds great! To those audiphiles that use only one source, I think that you are crazy and not qualified to comment on this situation(how does that help turntable sales?). Have you guys read what was used in the high-end rooms in Vegas? The fact(I haven't used SACD yet.) is that digital has problems in the highs. I want to boost analog in two ways. One is the relaxation that it provides(and those that use both, feel free to comment). The second is the cost. A Rega Planar(with straight tonearm) is maybe $400? With records at $3 a pop(and if you stick with 1981 or earlier albums), analog is the price leader. For those interested in cheap digital, I would suggest you investigate the Zhalou(mentioned in Head-FI). Rather than ridicule my "playing in your head" comment, I suggest you take it seriously, and when you come to the same conclusion that I did, to ask why? It might be very instuctive.