Have digital players improved


Anyone else notice that the last five years or so digital players have improved to a point where there equal to analog and without all the fiddle f---ing of the latter. It hasn't been simple or easy or inexpensive but it's been rewarding.
tmsorosk

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Rockitman,,, Nice system, nice system link, thanks for inviting us into your room.
But by looking a your great analog rig and not seeing a CD player, I'm wondering if you had spent the same time and money on both formats that you might see things differently. I didn't take digital very serious until I spent considerable time and money making things just right. Now all I can say for sure is there different, I can't honestly say one is better than the other.
I'm not claiming one format is better than the other but I see many music lovers preferring one over the other. Both formats have there virtues and anyone that feels one is superior to the other in every way has not been exposed to enough of both.
Anyone else notice that whenever there is a post such as this, it seems the analog loving folks stop by to say their format is the only one worth hearing. If their that narrow minded why are they trolling the digital site's. I like both, what's their hangup.
Mr. T , better IS subjective, but wow, " components from the 60's through the 80's when configured sound better than todays better stereo system's ". I don't know what equipment you've used to draw that conclusion. I've been changing and upgrading since 1972 and with each newer component the sound quality Improves, in my opinion. This outlook gets driven home when I reinstall one of my older highly rated components into my system just to reminisce old times. This is fun and entertaining for audiophile/music loving friends that are over for a visit, but after a short while we are ready to go back to my newer, more accurate gear. To each his own.
Regards Tim
Dev, iv'e owned many fine analog rigs in the past and am exposed to analog regularly do to my involvement with a local audio club, in fact thats all there was except AM radio for many years before the evil days of early digital came along, so I've heard more LP's in my life than I can hazard to guess and some of the system's i've been exposed to recently are in the stratospheric price range .
I guess now is when your going to tell me they were all setup wrong.
You haven't answered the question about why you troll the digital sites?
Well said Nonoise , both formats have there virtues, it's just a matter of which one we each prefer. There's a few here that just don't seem to see or respect that, and continue to troll the digital sites looking for a fight.
Audiofeil, hopefully we will not have to choose. Whether it's the source, the type of amplification the style of speaker, we all have something we prefer, that's what keeps this hobby going. When I visit audiophile friends and club members and listen to music it's not the means only the results that seem important. We just enjoy what others have assembled and revel in the experience. Our audio club is made up of some very nice people, we all respect what others like and enjoy.
Tim