Analog vs. digital

Digital recording can ’look’ good at first glance, but if you are familiar with live sounds and have a good ear you will agree with my statement. Not a single note right.

Well I listen to live music performances often. 4 such outings in the past 7 weeks. I classical (Piano and cello) 3 jazz . All 4 were small venues and un-amplified. We also have a piano in our living room. So I’m no stranger to live acoustic instruments.

Good quality digital components serve me exceptionally well. However I do understand and respect the idea of “to each their own “.

Charles

“Good quality digital components serve me exceptionally well”

@charles1dad

Likewise, my experience been very similar. Digital or Analog, all it takes is one’s commitment and carefully put together quality components to replicate ‘live’ music from physical media or streaming.

Digital recording can ’look’ good at first glance, but if you are familiar with live sounds and have a good ear you will agree with my statement. Not a single note right.

Some people just have trouble with the concept of of individual differences. No one will argue with the idea that digital does not sound right to you inna, but our ears, brains and experiences are all very different.

SACD has become the format of choice for classical for many people.

@charles1dad 

@lalitk 

+1

The components rendering the sound determine output, not the storage format… well, unless it is really low resolution (MP3).

It's 2022. We shouldn't be discussing the merits of digital any more. Current digital will recreate any audio waveform, note, etc. better than any analog recording format we have. It's not remotely close. No one with any respectability in electronics will question this. It just is. 2022 people.  There is a reason no one uses analog recording and I don't just mean audio.