caretaker, when you found things to cherish in music as a child, you were a different person. I had similar experiences.
I don't think that attributing the rarity of such experiences in adulthood to the means of reproduction makes much sense. I have found that that musical "wow" moments have become steadily rarer and more treasurable as with the passing years I have gained an ever-bigger collection of them... but they haven't stopped happening altogether - and I haven't heard anything purely analogue in decades.
If you fancy seeing whether one of my recent discoveries rings your bell, try the Piano Trio by Babajanian:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8908876--burning-through-the-cold
PS I'm streaming it right now... a masterpiece, largely unknown in the West...
I don't think that attributing the rarity of such experiences in adulthood to the means of reproduction makes much sense. I have found that that musical "wow" moments have become steadily rarer and more treasurable as with the passing years I have gained an ever-bigger collection of them... but they haven't stopped happening altogether - and I haven't heard anything purely analogue in decades.
If you fancy seeing whether one of my recent discoveries rings your bell, try the Piano Trio by Babajanian:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8908876--burning-through-the-cold
PS I'm streaming it right now... a masterpiece, largely unknown in the West...