As far as art, it&#x27;s all subjective, there is no &quot;better&quot; :) Accurate - now that&#x27;s a different story.<p>And I agree with you, analog nonlinearities are more apparent when you generate the sound.<p>Having said that, as a practical example, there is a big difference in the sound of drums (loud, fast transients) recorded to tape vs digitally. I really like the sound of tape for certain things. For some things, it doesn&#x27;t make that much of a difference. The amount of mojo depends on your tape recorder, tape formulation and amount of overdrive.