Mapman, you posted while I was composing my response.
I agree that digital could be great and said so in my original post. As for your experience with digital being better in some cases, I have yet to have that happen in my system. There have been hundreds of tests on my system over the years, sometimes involving manufacturers and even other reviewers.
However, I have had master digital files played here and also at a friends home and you have no idea what a digital master is capable of.
Source is everything! You cannot fix the problem downstream no matter how good the other equipment is.
I agree that digital could be great and said so in my original post. As for your experience with digital being better in some cases, I have yet to have that happen in my system. There have been hundreds of tests on my system over the years, sometimes involving manufacturers and even other reviewers.
However, I have had master digital files played here and also at a friends home and you have no idea what a digital master is capable of.
Source is everything! You cannot fix the problem downstream no matter how good the other equipment is.