As I understand it, the reason digital doesn't sound as good as analogue is
as follows (simplified because I don't remember every exact technical
detail):

44.1 KHz (usual sampling rate), is enough to capture all frequencies that
the human ear can hear.

However, it doesn't capture those funny frequencies below and above the
hearing thresholds which many natural (and electronic!) instruments
generate.

Even though you can't hear these frequencies, they add something subliminal
to the way the music affects you. Difficult to put ones finger on.... but I
suppose its also true to say its difficult to put your finger on the reason
why you think a particular piece of music is so great... and for that reason
I don't think one should be so quick to dismiss this explanation as
un-scientific mumbo-jumbo .

Ro

PS Bet thats been said in this forum 50 times before. New here..


"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"paul packer" wrote in message

On Fri, 26 May 2006 09:45:58 +1200, "Geoff"
wrote:

Mr. Tapeguy wrote:
James Price wrote:
I was reading an interview with Tom Scholz (Boston) in
which he was asked what his beef with digital is. He
replied as follows, however I'm wondering if others
agree with his assessment?


You know we could get into a lot of technical
gobbledygook as the forums often do but the bottom line
is how do you like the way it sounds? Digital has many
advantages over analog but I think all of us oldtimers
find the analog sound to be warmer and more pleasing in
a number of ways. Ultimately that's the test.

So ultimately we may ask a string quartet to perform
through a veil to make it sound like analogue recording ?

geoff

This is very witty, but though I don't advocate a return
to LPs I can understand what about them attracts people.

Yup sentimentality and ears that are far enough gone so that they don't
hear all of the bad stuff that the LP format adds.

When I listen to a live orchestra in the concert hall it
somehow sounds "analogue' to me, not digital.

Speaks to your unfortunate experience with bad digital, Paul.

In other words, I don't hear treble "glare" nor experience
listener fatigue.

Time to upgrade your system, Paul.

And ultimately live music has to be the criterion.

It's like Paul even knows what real-world live music sounds like, even in
his dreams.