Billy asked:
I partisipated with a group who were blindfolded and allowed to listen to several comparisons of music recordings played on state-ot-the-art DVD digital audio equipment and again with vinyl records played through tube amplifiers. In every case the vinyl records played with tube amplifiers were voted by the majority of partisipants to be more pleasing to listen to than the new solid state systems were. This phenomin is also evidenced by the skyrocketing prices on old tube amplifiers, and the marketing of new tube amplifiers. I want to know why this is so? The type of music was Big Band. The majority of listeners preferred the analog presentation, but there were a significant number who chose the digital. To my amateur ear, the digital sounded harsh, not like hearing a band live. The analog didn't sound like a live band either, but it was less offensive.
Edwin
I partisipated with a group who were blindfolded and allowed to listen to several comparisons of music recordings played on state-ot-the-art DVD digital audio equipment and again with vinyl records played through tube amplifiers. In every case the vinyl records played with tube amplifiers were voted by the majority of partisipants to be more pleasing to listen to than the new solid state systems were. This phenomin is also evidenced by the skyrocketing prices on old tube amplifiers, and the marketing of new tube amplifiers. I want to know why this is so? The type of music was Big Band. The majority of listeners preferred the analog presentation, but there were a significant number who chose the digital. To my amateur ear, the digital sounded harsh, not like hearing a band live. The analog didn't sound like a live band either, but it was less offensive.
Edwin