Is Digital actually better than Analog?

Ozzy62

Why does everyone assume;

1. That my system is mediocre?, when you never heard it or anything like it?

2. That pictured is my only system?

3. Do you really think closeout Kevlar mids and Vifa poly woofs are "high quality"?

How about some of the best you can buy?

Is my ATC Anniversary 50's, ATC SCA2, Lake Contour, ATC Concept 4 subwoofer good enough to qualify as quality?

You'll note the comments in my system thread mentioning the once pictured Anniversary 50's when it was connected to Meridian surround gear

I designed the speaker system in my profile and it works exactly like its supposed too. And I'd rather show that system than some some system that anyone could buy ;).

you understand.

D Edwards, nowhere do you talk about the QUALITY of the sound coming from your system. Only the effect of our surround setup. You brag about your system being so great. I'll bet my system matches yours on a couple of other "measurements": accurate timbres, harmonic structure reproduction (especially in acoustic intruments and vocals), non-fatiguing.

blah, blah, 2 channel, blah, blah, digital, blah,blah, stuck in the mud, blah, blah, analog, blah,blah, multi-channel, etc., etc., etc.

There is more emotional reaction in this thread than any real information.

Have fun!

Queg,

Your altruistic "its all personal" outlook, is simply lip service I just thought I'd point out that you might want to stop saying it because its obvious you don't believe it.

You should say "If I approve" reference your statement below.

"High quality 2 channel (which, like Ozzy, I suspect you've never actually heard)"

BTW, how do you like my ATC system? Good enough for you?

Here's my favorite comment;

"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."

If you would actually follow up on the information I gave you or ask for more specific info to find it, you'd find that 2 channel is inferior in this emotional aspect to multi-channel. You rebuttle me like you know the facts and done the research, but you have not. Your idea of knowledge is consensus here and satisfaction resolved by sitting on your butt listening to old jazz records. Awesome research methods! If you refuse to learn and still maintain a differring opinion, that's ok but understand yours is an uninformed position.

Pawlowski;

Why do you think I would accept any compromises when listening to surround?...is this assumption extrapolated from your extemely limited experience with surround systems?

The effects of the surround are directly related to the quality of sound, ie much better for digital sources in all areas.

Which was my original comment. But all these arm chair guru's who have all owned and operated state of the art surround equipment in their homes like Lexican't...seem to have their minds made up.

Paw, here's the quickest way to make my point. The guy who designed your speakers, agrees with what I'm saying, so maybe you should sell your speakers or better yet buy a Meridian processor and 3 more Jr's and get rid of the tubes. You'll never look back. I never did, and when I did it surround was hardly what it is today.

Look I would love to have a discussion with you guys instead of deflecting your baseless comments. But it appears still this is all I can expect from you.

Nsgarch, have you looked for the MIT surround research, it was done in 1965, but I will have to go to a good library to find it again. Did your work ever get published? I wonder if I read it?

Gentleman, been the usual pleasure.