The character of analog and digital

Many times it’s the quality of the digital dac , and corresponding ,Ethernet hub,

like a uptone ether regen , at decent cost ,or the much Much better  still synergistic research that’s 3 x as much ,you need very good quality usb cable I spent $1500 on a final touch audio Sinope ,but anythjng over $500 is respectable ,the most musical usb under $800 the Final touch audio Callisto ,which I have in my 2nd system. from Lampizator also worth every $dollar 

Ethernet cables at least decent quality ,minimum at least $200 on the input 

on the end point is what counts most around $1k for a Ethernet cables

as the adage goes hav3 no weak link in the chain. 

@millercarbon  

hey!! Good to see ya back! 
 

Well, the vinylphiles better hang on to their lps from back in the day, because due to tape storage issues most reissues have to go through a digital phase, as the MoFi mess shows.  So enjoy using those expensive analog rigs to extract digital files from slabs of fossil fuel, and keep getting all teary eyed Pavlovian responses when you hear the needle drop, and let’s all move on

“Digital is absolutely capable of delivering natural, captivating and exquisite sound quality if one has assembled a proper set up.”
+1, @charles1dad

It’s no surprise to see millercarbon putting down digital. Nothing will change his mind! Now that he’s back, just enjoy the freshly cooked up stories on Vinyl triumph over Digital in his mid-fi system 🍿

As @noske pointed out, the discussion here is about feature of the media or the many issues related to the recording and engineering of that recording. A well recorded piece of music properly transferred to physical media or streaming platform should sound great as long as your system is properly setup to re-produce that recording.

@millercarbon 

aw far as tracy chapman, i was looking into buying her debut album but its very pricey and was all recorded digitally, i have a very nice digital rig, and a very very nice analog setup now.. but since its a digital recording on vinyl wondering if itll be any better than my digital file