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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
audiozen
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When Jesus comes back for the second time...
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mapman
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"When Jesus comes back for the second time..."

Maybe, but he'll have higher priorities I'm sure.
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mapman
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...unless digital is maybe the thing that creates a lot of the unrest in the world maybe? You, know, the "digital edge"?

They say the lord works in strange ways, after all.

On the otherhand, unrest has been around since way before digital, so maaybe not.
tbg
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With the advent of double DSD recordings and native DSD DACs, I think we will be surprised. I now have a few sacds done on my harddrive as DSD files. I don't yet have a native DSD DAC, however, but these are far superior to the sacds played on universal players or HD 192/24 files.

There is, however, a characteristic difference between digital and vinyl. One is a pain to use, especially for albums redone to 45 rpm. The other you can sit and use your Ipad to control everything, mute it, go back to one cut, etc.
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milpai
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...when people start listening with an open mind!
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