Can good speakers take edge off digital?

One problem is most loudspeakers cheap out on the tweeter. Toss in system mismatch, poor dac etc and you get harsh edgy sound. Tweeters are hard to build right and the ones that do sound good are costly.

Digital will alwas sound digital to some extent. vandersteens mentioned above are very smooth and netural even laid back speakers and do help alot, I have had several and they are my favorite brand for the price. Something brigher will sound more digital. So yes speakers can help, but as stated above I think other things cause it as well like the source and wires. What are you running for a amp and pre amp? I found when I went to tube amps and pre amp it smoothed everything out. I also run a cary 303 cd player that has a tube stage, you can turn it off swap out the tubes, upsample so I have alot of choices how the sound comes out. Generaly I don't like Cary but this they did a good job on.

No.
To take the edge off your digital use ac "conditioning" and "isolation" on your pre and your digital source.
Very much of the improvement in digital is due to ever more refined power supply.

Psacanli is absolutely correct. I wonder how many people not enjoying their digital have never tried quality power cords and power conditioning. To give up on digital before trying this route is silly.

Agree with Psacanli - I'd add that jitter is one of the culprits - so clean power helps as does gear that is low jitter.