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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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rauliruegas
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Cdwallace: I wonder how many hours by week or month you are hearing live music and which kind of music. Could you tell us?

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
>>Check out Sergeant Pepper on Wikipedia for an example of severe messing around in stereo....<<

I kinda doubt George Martin and the band were really thinking about us audiophools when the album was mixed down. IMO of course.
d_edwards
204 posts
 
Raul,

Why don't you tell us what exactly is needed to make a system sound live.

Give us the information that will allow us to experience what you experience.

I need to know which cartridge on which arm and which turntable you can assure me this experience will happen for me.

Live sound is the reference so it should be quite easy to design a system to do this. What are important speaker characteristics that you feel is essential to reproducing live music in the home.

Which record labels produce viable recordings.

Explain to me what makes and amplifier more musical for the REAl music lover like myself?

Raul where I come from the source is the reference and I hear enough live music and real instruments to be an expert like you so my piano lesson and season tickets to the Baltimore Chanber Orchestra etc. have served me well. As you know now that its 2006 its hard to find performances that are not amplified and or do not use electronic instruments. Please from now on don not assume I am deficient, I am an audio professional, not a hobbyist.

Here's my current two channel system tell me where I need to change components and why please; Cause its not better than my surround system based around the same speakers.

ATC Anniverary 50
ATC Concept 4 subwoofer
Lake Contour crossover
ATC SCA2 or Motif MC7 with black gate ps upgrade and modified input impedance circuit
EAR834P resistors trimmed to match tubes .1%
Roksan Xerxes X, with Benz Micro M2
Custom made cables
Cartridge aligned with oscillascope
cdwallace
216 posts
 
Raul - Due to reasons beyond my control, in order to discuss the topic at hand further, shoot me an email.

Thanks
gregm
3,409 posts
 
...what exactly is needed to make a system sound live
A reasonable simulation would be very low noise floor & very high dynamics...
...but, OTOH, I don't expect a system to sound like live music. Live music would not be my reference (as it isn't yours). Rather, reproducing the medium would be a better /more reliable and palpable reference point.

In the rare cases where a reproduction is such that it creates spontaneous involvement, there is some magic. Sometimes, when the Gods are smiling, there is a lot of energy coming out of my spkrs (relatively speaking, of course) and the effect of a live recording (even average recordings) is lovely.
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