When is digital going to get the soul of music?

I want to defend Tvad here. First, he posts a lot. Second, I believe that he gets more out of posts on audiogon than almost anyone. That is why, I believe, that he is insistent on people posting properly. I also suspect that he might actually be a well-respected reviewer for an audiophile publication(or should be). Also, a very interesting post, Jaybo.

01-19-06: Mmakshak
I want to defend Tvad here.

Thanks, Mmakshak.

First, he posts a lot.

Way too much. :)

Second, I believe that he gets more out of posts on audiogon than almost anyone. That is why, I believe, that he is insistent on people posting properly.

Actually, it's generally accepted practice to divulge one's affiliation with a manufacturer when posting a recommendation/review as it offers the reader some insight into potential bias that could influence a buying decision. Simple as that.

I wish someone on the Audiogon staff would explain why the editing feature appears on some threads and not on others. Damn, it's frustrating.

I wrote:

Actually, it's generally accepted practice to divulge one's affiliation with a manufacturer...

I wanted to edit this statement. I realize Mmakshak's just an Oritek customer, albeit one who personally knows and has visited the owner. I wanted to be clear on my meaning of "affiliation" as it applies in this instance.

Well the best argument I can think of is the fact that analog is still around. It's inconvenient, you need more components. You have to search hard for records without scratches, there's too much to go into just to get things right. CD you pop them in.

So, if digital could match it, there wouldn't be any TT's except for maybe the stuborn die hards. I hope that one day it can, so that I can stop buying record cleaner and stop replacing my cartridges.

I haven't read this whole thread, so forgive me if this has already been said...but I believe the soul of the music is in the performance, not in the playback format...even listening to an old Robert Johnson recording on AM radio sounds soulful to me... ;-)