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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
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I have had access to a current spec APL Denon-3910 cd player for about a week, and it's not broken in yet. First, get the cd, "Jerry Garcia Band's" "After Midnight" at Kean College(in Texas), 2/28/1980. You will not regret it. I would think the Grateful Dead site would have it. Since I received this APL, I really haven't listened to analog, and I have a Linn, Ekos, nude Archiv, Mana table, Lingo. I feel that I have to attend to the turntable's setup before I do, and I thought it was sounding pretty good before this. I'm not sure that I can recommend pure digital recordings yet, but I think recordings made in analog, played back on a good cd player are okay. That has to open up more music for people. For instance, the analog lp's that I listen to are 1981 or earlier, because I found digital lp's recorded after that time to be a problem.
lithojoe
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This has been all of Febuary now some of March, where's TVAD ? Does anyone know? Is he still reviewing the results of the last CES show or just not feeling well ? PLease Tvad if your out and about please give some input. We would love to traverse again.
mmakshak OP
583 posts
 
I just setup my Linn, nude Archiv, Ekos, Lingo, on the Mana table. There is no doubt in my mind that the most cost-effective approach to having music in the home is analog. That being said, it limits you to 1981 or earlier albums(some 1982's).
mmakshak OP
583 posts
 
That guy who recommended Mapleshade's cd's might be on to something(They record everything in analog first, before putting it on cd.). First, I 'de like to thank Alex of APL Hi-Fi for proving to me that it isn't the digital playback mechanism that is the problem. He recorded directly from a turntable to a cd, and it sounded just like analog. I have an APL Hi-Fi, Denon 3910, and on the Jerry Garcia's Band, "After Midnight", analog would be hard-pressed to duplicate this cd. It was an original analog recording. I still think those people who don't have a proper turntable are crazy(one-dollar albums!). I don't listen to many lp's made after 1981(for good reasons), and I suspect that a similar attitude needs to be taken by cd-users. Some recordings can give you a headache! Let's get some real feedback on that.
tvad
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The DVD-A releases from Classic Records are stunning.

Classic Records makes their 28/192 DVD-A discs from original analog master tapes, and the results are really quite amazing.
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