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The problem with "digital" is the playback equipment used. Most people assume that their expensive smartphone/tablet/laptop has a great DAC in it and will play
by hank808 4y ago
The problem with "digital" is the playback equipment used. Most people assume that their expensive smartphone/tablet/laptop has a great DAC in it and will play music great. Sadly, they don't and they won't.
Additionally, most have got rid of or never owned a good amp and a good set of speakers or headphones. So the music sounds much worse that it ought to and the listeners are frequently completely unaware. Also, that bluetooth speaker that they're using sounds awful and even if it supports LDAC and APTx-HD, because they're likely not sending the data from their streaming device to it using those technologies.
- lloeki 4y agoThat is very true! I'm quite certain decoders also play a role. Indeed a friend of mine has a superb high quality audiophile setup. Playing vinyls sounds absolutely glorious. Playing WAV and CD sounds equally glorious. Yet for some reason playing AAC, and, more surprisingly, FLAC and ALAC, sounds terrible, which makes no sense, unless the decoders are borked.