It's not just what you hear; it's what you don't. (Score 1)

It's not just what you hear, and what you consciously notice, it's what you DON'T hear and don't consciously notice. Subharmonics and Ultra Harmonics, above and below the range of human hearing, and the complex harmonics that are left out [and of course the smooth analog wave, as opposed to the stacked cubes of of digital with varying degrees of density]. I'm no expert [very far from], but from the little I know about, this is part of the subject of psycho-acoustics.... and yes, while you may not be able to CONSCIOUSLY tell the difference, your nervous system certainly can, and it is DEFINITELY not the same experience. You do not experience music solely with your frontal-lobes and language centres. I love dig. for it's convenience, but many acoustic worlds and experiences are lost.