Re: [AH] Why do most savvy people think that DCO's = VA's?

From David Messenger
Sent Fri, Aug 31st 2018, 04:40

Yes, I DO already know! Lol thank you Brian!! Hopefully others will soon 
catch on! I asked because I am looking for validation in resurrecting my 
Tom upgraded DSS-1!


Best,

D.


On 8/30/2018 10:10 PM, Brian Willoughby wrote:
> It’s a religious thing. (so it’s not informed by science)
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> Music fans and musicians alike have a belief that analog is superior to digital, vinyl is superior to compact disc, tube is superior to solid state, expensive is superior to affordable, and that all products with a particular brand name sound better than any product from certain other brand names.
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> DCO stands for Digital(ly) Controlled Oscillator - so it’s clearly inferior. Any amount of “digital” means that it’s exactly the same as VA (Virtual Analog). Those who stop and think a little probably assume that DCO is just a marketing term for VA that’s trying to imply something better than digital.
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> I won’t explain the details of why just about everything above is wrong - because I bet you already know.
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> Brian Willoughby
>
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> On Aug 30, 2018, at 8:57 PM, David Messenger <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> Just wondering...
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