BG>Resolution (bitwidth) and sampling rate (.47frequency response) are also
BG>factors in addition to the sonic quality of the converters. There are
BG>people building TUBE A/D and D/A converters even.
If I ever get a CD player, I'm gonna put a 12AX7 on the output --
strip off the digital trash and replace it with nice warm analog trash!
A few months ago I listened to Bob Carver's new "Sunfire" amp.  In
the "tube emulation" mode, there's a small but distinct muddiness
in the highs.
BG>-> Not to mention that those of you in the biz would have to get
BG>-> new toys.  When I was in video, I never bought equipment 'cuz
BG> True, now in these days of everything getting sucked into the computer,
BG>leasing isn't a bad idea!! You may still wish to own your microphone
BG>collections and whatever favorite and irreplacable toys you need to
BG>translate from those formats into your new digital stuff.
I forgot that the good analog stuff would always be good.  I was
thinking of the digital part -- it's like video, where every time
they come out with a basic improvement, they put it into a new
format.  Film people have it the easiest; the film format stays
the same, but the emulsions get better and better, so a 20-year-old
Arriflex is still current.
 * SLMR 2.1a * If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve.
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