Does anyone have a digital system that is as involving as their analogue front end?

I have played CDs while also playing vinyl. My CD collection is about the size of my analogue collection, 1000 each. I have tried to have the best CD players I could afford. I had Meridian separates way back when. When I bought my McCormack UDP-1 about 25 years ago, I think it was among the best CD players around.

I was with a friend at a high-end audio dealer listening to the Wilson Sasha speakers. The dealer had among the most expensive CD players on earth, including Jadis separates that sold upward of $50K. 25+ years ago!  I was very impressed with the sound of his CD player and asked what it was. He said he didn't bother using the Jadis in demonstrations anymore. The MCcormack sounded just as good. I bought one and it's still in my system. It provides an excellent transport to my Meitner DAC. 

That being said, in the past digital did not sound as good as analogue in my house. But as I said, I played both. Now digital is catching up, and I will be streaming more than I used to. But I still prefer analogue. 

@audphile1 

My Meitner MA3 frequently stops in the middle of a cut for perhaps 30 seconds and then skips to the next cut. Have you had this problem, and if so, what did you do about it? 

No I don’t have this issue. Can you provide more details?

Is this with qobuz? Are you using same exact connection method for the Meitner that you used with Moon? Have you rebooted your network?

@audphile1 

I am using Jplay with Qobuz. I had an issue with my Moon stopping for a few seconds from time to time, but it was fare more rare than with the Meitner. Also, when the Moon recovered, it continued on the same track rather than jumping to the next track. I think that the Meitner might demand more of the network and that rebooting is a good idea. We have had some trouble with the network slowing. So, I'll work on that first and see what happens. I have heard that the Meitner's buffer can be enlarged, but it sounds like a difficult process. Rebooting the network sounds a lot easier. Thank you for your input.

Reboot the network. 
what you’re describing is two different ways to handle the same problem between jplay and moon. 
jplay tells the streamer what file to go get from qobuz. When it loses connection and is out of buffer it skips to next track. Not Meitner fault. Just how it’s handled by jplay. 

moon probably retries and has different buffer capabilities. I wouldn’t worry about it. Just make certain your network is up to the task.