Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark.
Funny how manufacturers of streaming and digital gear continues to chase that elusive analog sound. I thought digital was better?
Before you all get your panties in a wad I enjoy both Digital and Analog but much rather listen to an analog source than digital.
So today I see Innuos Introduces The PhoenixNET – A Network Switch For Audiophiles @ only $3500.00
Guess I do not see the point you can get superior sound for say $2500 or less with a decent turntable cartridge combo and phono stage. Hell Clear Audio has an all in one for $2500.
Too bad everything is not available on vinyl, but the sad truth is that it's not. I too enjoy streaming music from my collection as well as Qobuz. It sounds very good and I love the convenience of all that music from my listening chair. No, it's not quite vinyl, but it is still very good.
Someone recommended this album, Dominique Fils Aime', her "Three Little Words" album. I used Qobuz to give it a listen, enjoyed what I heard , so then purchased the album off of Amazon as a preorder due in the states in about a week. My point is, I listen to digital but still try to support the musician buy purchasing their music in vinyl format.
Using digital, I can use DSP to pervert what the musician intended and produce a frequency response like you get from vinyl. I can set up a number of different DSP profiles for each track to replicate the way the sound worsens as the needle heads towards the hole. I can add a sample of surface noise. I can add random pops and clicks. I can make all lower frequency sound mono instead of stereo. I can make these pops and rumbles a little more annoying each time I play the same album.
Okay, okay, you're a pervert. Got it. But there you go again, trying to make digital sound like analog. Which is the point. It's never the other way around. Joke all you want, you know it's true, the standard is analog. Digital is for when you just don't care that much that it sucks.
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