Digital audio relies on 'psychoacoustic modelling' and 'perceptual coding' in an effort to convince the listener that less audio detail does not involve less tonal content. But in a live musical event, all vibrations modulate one another to produce the nuanced and very rich sound we may hear. You cannot neglect and remove all sorts of vibrations from the recording and then expect it to sound true-to-life. Audiophiles and ordinary music consumers who enjoy or strive to enjoy digital audio have essentially committed themselves to accepting an alien, artificial soundscape.
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