Re: Digital to Analog downloading Question ?

In article <ftk20l02j8d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 "Norman M. Schwartz" <nmsz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> "Jenn" <jennconductsREMOVETHIS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:ftha5f025r3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > In article <ftgqs502apj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Codifus <codifus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> Steven Sullivan wrote:
> >> > Terry <terry75115@[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?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > the 'warmth' of analog is distortion -- so you'd
> >> > have to make an LP of it first, or copy it to 1/2 inch tape
> >> > or run it through a tube amp.
> >> >
> >> > ___
> >> > -S
> >> > maybe they wanna rock.
> >> > maybe they need to rock.
> >> > Maybe it's for the money?  But That's none of our business..our 
> >> > business as
> >> > fans is to rock
> >> > with them.
> >>
> >> The 'warmth' of analog is distortion, not to mention limited dynamic
> >> range, saturated high frequency response et al:)
> >
> > It doesn't matter to (corrected) many people, myself included. 
Whatever makes a
> > recording sound the most like acoustic music is what floats my boat.
> 
> So it then appears to be the case that a more of less random change (by 
> going through the vinyl path) imposed on top of a music recording, makes
it 
> (the music) sound more like 'acoustic' music. How fortuitous!  :-) 

You could say that about me if I believed (or ever stated) that vinyl 
is, as a group, better than digital.  I don't believe that, nor have I 
ever said that.