09-12-08: Kijanki
Albertporter -
"You're missing the point completely" - I'm not sure what point it is since you use a lot of words with just one conclusion that current CD format is not as good as LP. I never said it is, and there is no need to jump at me such unpleasant way. I merely reacted, if you read the tread, to statement that digital will never rival analog. I don't understand logic behind it - that's all. Many of my friends claimed the same at the beginning of digital photography and now all have digital cameras. I am not an angry person - just read my other post but it seems to me that with claimed experience and amount of dollars you "throw" at me you are a little arrogant. It might be better if you will not respond to my posts and I will do the same for you.
The reason I responded the way I did is because of your comments:
And the LPs are made from digital master - that's funny...
Yes, some LP's are made from digital masters, just as some CD's are made from analog masters. Again, the master is not the issue, it's a failure of the music business to deliver a high quality product.
And mostly this:
Albertporter - I agree. CD sampling rate of 44kHz is a joke but it has nothing to do with being analog or digital. Imagine fast internet downloads in true 24bits/192kHz (around the corner). Would analog made from this material still be better?
Sorry if I took it wrong, but it appears from that comment that you believe "converting" to analog is what this is all about. I have no interest in the format, only the quality. My reason for being angry is not at Audiogon members but the 20 year plus promise that "just around the corner" the "perfect sound forever" format will deliver as promised.
I've had at least a hundred thousand dollars worth of digital through my system, most on loan or product that was a perspective item for review. I also bought a lot.
When a promise is made over and over and disappointment follows there are a couple of reactions a person can have. Sadness that it's not what you were expecting, and later (after the same things happen fifty times), anger that you were taken advantage of.
I've had this enough times to be angry, I've given up on digital other than for background or breaking in components. Happy for others that have made it work, perhaps we hear differently or it's a system thing.
