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When is digital going to get the soul of music?

I have to ask this(actually, I thought I mentioned this in another thread.). It's been at least 25 years of digital. The equivalent in vinyl is 1975. I am currently listening to a pre-1975 album. It conveys the soul of music. Although digital may be more detailed, and even gives more detail than analog does(in a way), when will it convey the soul of music. This has escaped digital, as far as I can tell.
mmakshak
mmakshak OP
583 posts
 
Guidocorona, I think is was a combination of the afteraffects of listening at Aplhifi combined with his proof that it wasn't the digital recording process that was the problem. I also experienced some of what I' de call digital effects not driving me crazy. Maybe that would be analogous to the ticks and pops on records driving some people crazy? I have to ask a question, though. I heard an Eric Clapton cd, in which I found the dynamics to be different than what I was comfortable with. Do I need to speed up my listening process or something?
guidocorona
4,114 posts
 
No Mak, do not speed up nor slow down anything. . . just listen to the music and follow your heart. If the APL 3910 player gives you joy it's the one for you. If in the end it does not, then it isn't. And this goes for any other player as well as for digital in general. As I posted elsewhere, think of the audition process as 'dating'. Was it exciting yet only a one or two night stand, or are you now ready for a commitment and you want to take 'her' home to Mom? In other words. . . was it lust but the two of you are not truly compatible, or is it true Love?
tvad
9,467 posts
 
My vote for the most soulfull, emotionally involving player goes to the TRL/Sony 900.
Jack, fully respecting your opinion regarding the TRL offerings, I'd like to request some insight into other digital sources you've owned to provide some context for your comments.

Would you please list the other digital sources you've owned.

I'll start. I have owned:
Parts Connexion Shanling T200
Modwright Sony 999ES (early version without dedicated power supply)
Electrocompaniet EMC 1-UP SE (stock and Empirical Audio modified)
Marantz SA-14 (stock)
APL Philips SACD1000
Exemplar Denon 2900 with Siltech wire upgrade
APL Denon 3910
johnnyturbo
39 posts
 
guidocorona: yes, indeed. yes, indeed. but, it does appear that people really believe that the way to the 'soul'in music is through equipment and technology.
whatever.
aplhifi
515 posts
 
My vote for the most soulfull, emotionally involving player goes to the TRL/Sony 900.

Jack, your previous posts indicate that it was the Esoteric DV-50 (which is the best ever and as good as the $30K processor), then it was the Sony 595, then it was Sony 2000ES, then, wait, the best ever and most musical ever is the Marantz SA-14. What I am talking about? The best ever now is the NS900V - the pearl of the CES2006. Any press on that by any chance?

Remember this from me Jack, Epoxy can not be upgraded.

Regards,
Alex
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