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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.
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geoffkait
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Speaking of tape hiss how come one rarely hears it with CDs? I kind like at least to be able to hear it if it's there. I smell a rat.
audioengr
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Transfers are done direct to digital now, so no analog tape is involved and older ones were done with Dolby equalization.

Rsf507 - have you heard Empirical Audio Overdrive DAC?

Steve N.
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ptss
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Even tape hiss is far more audible when you have all aspects of phase in order along with exceptional (I consider this 'just adaquate') isolation and ac power (conditioning) cleaning. Even Rye is better in a clean glass-i.e. no soap residue.(Think of appreciating hi-fi sound as like appreciating exceptional liquor-mix (dirt) don't add value.
audioengr
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Ptss - I have some old R2R transfers to digital including Sinatra, Take 5, and Ella F. and these have tape hiss. On my system, the brain masks it out pretty fast because it is centered in the image and unmoving.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
ptss
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Very nice albums to have. Pretty hard to notice tape hiss with all that music going on.
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