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Digital is inferior

Provocative statement, I know. But one based on my own experience, which includes lots of analog and digital, in many formats, and also a lot of exposure to live music. IMO, the only reason to love digital is the convenience factor. In fact, issues with LPs drove me to digital originally - I wish I had owned a RCM back in the 70s and early 80s. I did like the longer playing time, the fact that you didn't need to dust them, and the ability to access tracks easily. But after going for CD in a big way, I ultimately found it to be flat and uninvolving compared to records. I then went to SACD, again in a big way, and discovered something very interesting, which was that, in general, the best sounding recordings were originally analog-sourced, followed by DSD sourced, and bringing up the rear, PCM sourced.

One of the things I don't like today are digitally sourced LPs - man, they just don't sound as good as analog sourced LPs. Too bad so many of them are made this way these days. Listen to John Fogerty's "Wrote a Song for Everyone" vs any LP that CCR or Fogerty did in the analog period to hear what I am saying. I love "Wrote a Song for Everyone", but the sound is completely inferior to the old days.

Not a lot of people read the magazine Fanfare, but I have been subscriber since the 70s. Lately we have seen a lot of CD remasterings and reissues of Decca recordings made in the 50s - interesting to hear the reviewers state how GOOD these sound vs. more recent recordings. Progress in 60 years -not there, if sound quality is your touchstone.

It is a lot cheaper and easier to record and edit with digital. Too bad it results in an inferior product.





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