Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?

Dear @parrotbee  : Why do you want to get CD warmer when live MUSIC seated at nearfield position is everything but warmer ?

I don't know what is your reference,  mine is live MUSIC and digital puts me nearest to that reference.

R.

I'm no expert but I like vinyl sound more than digital even with it's vices because real sound is not harsh. Analog has it's own coloration but at least there's no harshness to the reproduction. This is the only reason I don't favor digital. If it's possible to remove the digital harshness completely, then there's no advantage to vinyl, imo. 

Dear @jaferd : Harsh through digital?  , then your room/system has problems with. Please re-read my long post.

Digital is not harsh per sè, problem is in your system. You don't need to be an expert to understand it.

R.

Der @geoffkait  : """   digital generally still sounds thin, unnatural, bloated, bass shy, inarticulate, congealed, zippy, two dimensional, generic, metallic, electronic, like paper mache, bland, hard, piercing, compressed, airless and sour  ""

you have a problem too, not digital technology.

R.

@rauliruegas I've stopped worrying about the cerebral requirement for having a live reference. 
My simple test now is does the sound connect me to the music? in which case warmer cd, cleaner vinyl - I may be unconsciously making them sound the same.

I can't remember the last un-amplified live jazz, or rock  ever heard - do you? Probably a street busker without electricity. I don't work in a studio so I don't sit in a booth mastering sound. 
I do listen in the near field - but I have found the move towards a tube output CD player which certainly ain't harsh and cold. I don't find that near field lacks warmth - in fact I don't understand your remark that near field is anything but warm - being far or near is about perspective and imaging - not warmth. 

let me put it this way - play rock via a naim nait 3 amp in the near field using a CD player without tube output vs a tube amp driven by a valve  output phono stage - there's gonna be a world of difference in warmth.