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Ask an Audio geek
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RE: Ask an Audio geek
Every analogue medium is littered with distortion. Some sound OK, most do not.
Digital also has its share of "electronic" interference also.

What we need to ask ourselves is whether watching an orchestra perform live has that "warm" sound which you get from vinyl or valves.
I'd say not ... I'd say it's a tolerable/pleasing distortion specific to that medium.

Music is emotion but cold digital numbers don't lie. Analogue does. It lies through its teeth to get you in an emotionally vulnerable state!
Like a preacher at a funeral! hehehe
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
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Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 30, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by J a c k - March 30, 2016 at 9:12 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - March 30, 2016 at 9:47 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 30, 2016 at 11:25 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 30, 2016 at 9:50 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 31, 2016 at 12:14 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - March 31, 2016 at 12:51 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Paraselene - March 31, 2016 at 12:55 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 31, 2016 at 6:30 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by robvalue - March 31, 2016 at 4:28 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 31, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - March 31, 2016 at 12:10 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - March 31, 2016 at 1:41 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 31, 2016 at 8:08 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - March 31, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - March 31, 2016 at 10:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - March 31, 2016 at 4:40 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - March 31, 2016 at 10:52 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - March 31, 2016 at 7:37 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 12:53 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 1, 2016 at 7:43 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 1, 2016 at 12:51 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 7:55 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 1, 2016 at 8:10 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 1, 2016 at 7:59 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 8:09 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 1, 2016 at 10:49 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 1, 2016 at 11:12 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 12:41 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 3:10 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - April 1, 2016 at 1:00 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 2:31 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 1, 2016 at 7:57 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 12:12 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - April 1, 2016 at 10:22 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 1, 2016 at 11:14 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 2, 2016 at 12:41 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 2, 2016 at 2:10 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 2, 2016 at 2:19 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 8:12 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by FatAndFaithless - April 2, 2016 at 2:22 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 2, 2016 at 5:05 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 3, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 3, 2016 at 9:07 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 9:11 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 10, 2016 at 11:53 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 11:04 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 3, 2016 at 3:16 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by J a c k - April 3, 2016 at 11:30 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 7, 2016 at 12:35 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 7, 2016 at 8:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 7, 2016 at 10:41 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 7, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 10, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 1:56 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 10, 2016 at 5:01 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 5:30 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Goosebump - April 11, 2016 at 11:47 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by JuliaL - April 7, 2016 at 11:05 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 8, 2016 at 3:49 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 10, 2016 at 12:00 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 7, 2016 at 10:24 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Goosebump - April 8, 2016 at 4:26 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 8, 2016 at 5:22 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 8:46 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 9:19 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 9:40 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 10, 2016 at 9:48 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 10, 2016 at 10:13 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 11, 2016 at 8:15 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 11, 2016 at 8:23 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 10, 2016 at 9:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 10, 2016 at 11:25 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 11, 2016 at 2:31 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 11, 2016 at 7:13 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 1:08 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 11, 2016 at 9:02 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 11, 2016 at 11:22 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 10:55 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 11, 2016 at 9:37 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 2:59 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:29 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 4:39 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 4:50 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:43 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 4:46 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 4:48 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 4:50 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 5:08 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 12, 2016 at 4:54 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 12:15 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 4:57 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 5:08 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 5:27 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 5:30 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 5:40 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 9:52 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 2:33 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 12, 2016 at 8:48 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 9:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 12, 2016 at 10:14 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 10:30 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 12, 2016 at 10:35 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 10:45 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 12, 2016 at 11:27 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 11:35 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 11:45 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 11:47 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 12, 2016 at 11:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 12, 2016 at 11:59 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 12:05 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 13, 2016 at 11:27 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 14, 2016 at 12:27 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 13, 2016 at 2:17 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 13, 2016 at 2:36 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 4:36 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 5:34 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by paulpablo - April 13, 2016 at 6:31 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 6:44 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 13, 2016 at 7:11 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Nay_Sayer - April 13, 2016 at 11:40 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 12:19 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 14, 2016 at 12:53 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 7:32 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by ignoramus - April 14, 2016 at 8:02 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 14, 2016 at 8:57 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 14, 2016 at 6:34 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 17, 2016 at 12:00 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 2:09 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by IATIA - April 17, 2016 at 2:46 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by AFTT47 - April 17, 2016 at 11:27 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by vorlon13 - April 17, 2016 at 2:50 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 3:38 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 3:18 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Jackalope - April 17, 2016 at 6:39 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 17, 2016 at 11:11 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Alex K - April 17, 2016 at 11:38 am
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by paulpablo - April 19, 2016 at 3:28 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 21, 2016 at 11:43 pm
RE: Ask an Audio geek - by Kosh - April 22, 2016 at 12:09 am

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