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Originally Posted by PHC1
There is more to it than strictly digital vs analog. I believe either media can sound "musical" and "warm" and "natural" to the ear, just depends on the quality of the recording and mastering process. I have been convinced that digital is not all to blame by the XRCDs. Listening to many of my XRCDs is pure pleasure and considering the mastering process and source of the recording it now makes sense to me that digital is not all to blame.
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I agree with this. I have CDs I enjoy. But CDs I enjoy are fewer and farther between than purely analog sources. So in addition to the overall quality of the recording/engineering and mastering process, the playback system is also important. And in my experience, "good" sounding analog is a lot less expensive than "good" digital. And by the same token, really stellar analog is more expensive than really stellar digital, or at least I'm not aware of any 200K+ CD transport/DAC combinations.