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Listening to digital and analog

Assuming there is a difference in the nature of analog sound compared to digital sound (as I do,) there are different ways of listening to each.  To me, analog is more textured and real sounding, (some, or many  may not agree)  but does that mean it’s not possible to enjoy digital sound?  On the contrary, I must adapt a different way of listening that doesn’t actively compare the two.  If one keeps the analog ideal always in mind, it makes it difficult to appreciate digital music. Therefore I have to block that ideal from my mind and listen to digital on its own terms. It must generate its own reality.  Only then, can I sit back and enjoy.
rvpiano
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yogiboy
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@p05129 +1!
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earlflynn
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So what can’t people just like what they like.

I enjoy both format digital and analog. I listen to CD, Vinyl and Streaming music.

@p01529 one could say the same about some one buy cheap a cheap ass turntable using and built in phono stage and crappy used vinyl. 
Cuts both ways really.

Hate cannot drive out hate.
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1111art
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When I'm feeling lazy I play CD's, as I then have more control with the remote.
When I'm serious, I'll clean an album and play that. Both sound excellent on my system.
I'll never forget the first time my (then) 20 year old daughter picked up the tonearm and attempted to gently place it on a record. She had a frightened look on her face. It was so precious. Vinyl is an experience!
vinylzone
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I still listen mostly to vinyl, but as my system has progressed, I have come around to somewhat appreciate digital.  I do have a few old CDs, and a NAD 5000 cd player that I mostly used for testing vintage equipment.  I now have that and a Node 2i in my two channel system.

The vinyl system is still king by a wide margin, but the digital is now listenable, which is great for background music when I don't want to bother swapping records, and checking out new music and stuff that hasn't/wont make it to vinyl. I will probably get an external DAC sometime in the future which will hopefully bring the digital stuff up a few notches.  The NAD can be used as a transport, having a coax output.
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barts
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" So what can’t people just like what they like."  +1 @earlflynn

At the moment my front end is all digital.  Some days I get the itch to jump into the deep end of the pool and add an analog front end as well.

Then my synaptic activity calms down (propofol anyone?).  And I simply relax and listen to some of my favorite music.  The original cast West Side Story is a good one. 

You see its simple for me...I just wanna listen to the MUSIC, not the equipment.  I'm quite sure many of us have gone through many iterations of systems that either please or get changed once again.  I'm at a good place. In recognition of that I don't want to muck it up by adding what would essentially be an additional "system".  Creates competition in my tiny little OCD brain.  

Regards,
barts

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