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When is digital going to get the soul of music?

I have to ask this(actually, I thought I mentioned this in another thread.). It's been at least 25 years of digital. The equivalent in vinyl is 1975. I am currently listening to a pre-1975 album. It conveys the soul of music. Although digital may be more detailed, and even gives more detail than analog does(in a way), when will it convey the soul of music. This has escaped digital, as far as I can tell.
mmakshak
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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.
lrsky
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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
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rick_hopkins
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I'm going to say it will eventually get there but not with anything we have currently. Redbook CD will never get there in my opinion. It's too course to possibly trump vinyl.

Higher resolution perhaps but it hasn't happened yet. I have hope because a fair amount of work is going on in this area. If only high-rez files would come along. They are, however, I'm sure they will never be mainstream.

SACD is in the ICU because few are providing software for it.

DVD-A is DOA...
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dave_b
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My Modwrighted Sony XA5400ES has plenty of soul and zero digititus"O)
tbg
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I have three digital sources that are quite acceptable to me, although I still prefer vinyl. My Mac Powerbook Pro with SSD and playing Pure Music 1.65a in Memory mode with Entreq FW through my Weiss Dac202, the same source using Entreq USB through my H-Cat Dac, and my Exemplar Oppo 83 are these three sources. As yet, I have heard no better digital regardless of price.
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