Re: Digital to Analog downloading Question ?

On Apr 6, 8:58 pm, Terry <terry75...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I have several MP3's that I've downloaded and want to
> copy them to my RX-505.
> If analog is suppose to give a warmer better sound, wouldn't
> it have to be analog to analog copy from a record
> instead of digital to analog copy from a computer to get that warm
> analog sound?
>
> Terry

My goodness! What a question!

Short answer is that the "analog" sound is a moving target depending
on the philosophy of the individual(s) involved. Does the playback
system serve as an instrument in its own right (add/delete/alter
artifacts), or is it to be entirely colorless, neutral, add/delete/
alter nothing? And as to the digital source, at what level of
quality?

Don't forget to add tubes to the mix when looking for "warmer, better"
sound.

If I were to render an opinion, a digital source will generally sound
the same however many times it is re-recorded from medium to medium
until it "falls off the cliff". Analog sources have a more continuous
degredation curve as they are re-recorded/transferred from medium to
medium. Much as with analog television - fringe areas will get ghosts
and poor images, but something gets through. Fringe areas with digital
television get nothing useful or everything useful with little
transition between the two states. (Think about that next year).

In any case the answer to your question is Yes and No.

By the way, a good system, analog or digital, will be merciless in
exposing poor sources. Digital or analog.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA