I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me.

@tony1954 
 
“you really have to join the 21st century…video is no different than audio in that getting the highest possible quality is a worthy endeavour.”

Is that so?  

O, thoust eminence, my benefactor tony1954!
But for thy wisdom eternal, and guidance henceforth,
should I be cast to disrepute!

Unfortunately, I anticipated a comment such as yours.  
I opted to post my relevant-to-the-OP anecdote anyway under the (apparently naive) notion that maybe, just maybe, people wouldn’t be so predictably douchey.

Congrats on being “that guy.”

@tylermunns 

The fact that you anticipated this response can only be seen as a validation of its accuracy.

@tony1954 You’re right, but I suspect for a reason different from what you’re saying 

The only ’digital’ component in my system is my Sony HAPZ1ES music server, and it has analog outputs! I don’t stream any music and I don’t use ’clouds’ to store any content. The only other source player in my system is a Technics SL1500C TT.  My audio system is strictly for playing music. I’m an old school audiophile and proud to wear the title.

BTW, there are manufacturers who still believe in analog. Vincent Audio makes excellent audio gear that caters to the analog crowd. The McIntosh C49 preamp blends the best of both worlds by offering an upgradable DAC along with 7 analog and 6 digital inputs. 

@asvjerry, now every time I see a cloud I’ll wonder if you are in there :)