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Is Digital actually better than Analog?

I just purchased an Esoteric DV-50s. The unit is fantastic in the sense that you can hear every detail very clearly in most recordings. Here is the thing, does it make for an enjoyable musical expereince? With this type of equipment, you can actually tell who can actually sing and who can really play. Some artist who I have really enjoyed in the past come across as, how shall I put it, not as talented. This causes almost a loss of enjoyment in the music.
Which comes to my Vinyl curiousity. I dont own a single record, but I have been curious why so many have kept the LP's (and tubes for that matter) alive for so long after the digital revolution and now I am thinking it is probably has to do with LP's being more laid back and maybe even more musical. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Would someone recommend going back to Analog. I was thinking of getting a entry level player like a Scout Master.
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d_edwards
204 posts
 
Queg,

It will take more than your preference for two channel to not get a job, they will overlook that flaw in your logic if you're actually qualified for the job.

Fact is can you setup a theater correctly? Setting up a turntable is a great deal easier than setting up a multi-channel system.
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ozzy62
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D edwards,

You really should get out and listen to a high quality system. You might see what you have been missing while listening to a mediocre one.

Oz
pauly
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“Every man believes he's born with all the audio knowledge he will ever need.”

LOL, you don’t say?
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nsgarch
2,524 posts
 
Queg -- maybe I'm missing something here, but I was under the impression that you took the lack of response to your recent job application as a supreme compliment, or at the very least, complete stupidity as to your qualifications.

Were you really disappointed?
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queg
55 posts
 
D edwards: I wasn't interviewing to be a tech or engineer. They needed an experience operations guru to help streamline their project management and workflow process. I wouldn't have been speaking with them if I wasn't sufficiently qualified. Frankly, it wasn't a good fit. I didn't show enough enthusiasm because I didn't have enuough enthusiasm.

On topic:
High quality 2 channel (which, like Ozzy, I suspect you've never actually heard) has a subtle but exceptional emotional quality that (for me) became discernable only after many, many hours of alone time (rather then show off time) in my listening chair.

Like taste in music, it's a personal thing. I don't proselytize, or try to make others hear what I'm hearing and "convert" them.
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