Listening to digital and analog

Yep, as mentioned previously, optimizing streaming solution is complex undertaking.

Analog vs. digital superiority arguments are perhaps the worst for conflating subjective with the objective. The chances any particular audiophile has an objectively equal analog and digital setup is very unlikely. And then we have the seemingly inherent biases of many.

The only authoritative comment I can make is digital still in relative infancy. Innovations in digital will likely far outstrip analog.

Sounds to me that you have to work awful hard to get digital to sound more analog, when all you have to do is throw on a record...

"You feel alert, unlike with [the anesthetic] pentothal, which left patients feeling really worn out and hungover," Dombrowski says. "But while propofol induces sleep, it's not a clean, clear sleep."

'K...*mmmm*  What do you Rx for someone you Really Don't Like?!

..no, I don't want to know...

@barts , agreed.  Most have gone through variations to adapt to the changes in the tech over time in their systems.
I've no doubt that with the increases in digital process speed a digital file can 'approximate' an analog source to a degree that few will regard...
Noticing that tubes are showing up in a remarkable amount of offerings; easier to entice the 'nuevo audiofry'...and, perhaps, some old ones as well... ;)

*L* Pick your response: Analog, Digital, and Hybrid.....So '20's *L*

Analog is technically inferior to digital, but is often recorded with better dynamic range due to the modern loudness wars of digital. I sold all my analog, but when I listen to my friend's, I have to change my listening to ignore the snap, crackle, pop and hiss.

People don't want to hear this, but good digital takes an entirely different skill set. Not unlike analog, you cannot just spend your way to good sound.  There are things you need to understand to do it well, but the logic is different from analog, and may even seem counter-intuitive to an analog lover.

I suspect that many people that post the superiority of analog, really have not been able to set up a digital system that is "analogous to analog" if you get my meaning.  

I'm not saying digital is superior either. It's certainly more convenient.  Both are good.  I get outstanding sound from various digital gear.