What am I listening to, it can't be Digital?

Dear Jylee,
Already know that it isn't 5.1 Surround Sound, I am incapable of utilizing any of the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) Outputs on the Pioneer. It might be possible that what I am hearing is two Channel 96kHz/24-bit, but double the presence, double the harmonic content, a foot wider Soundstage with Headphones? Do you have any two Channel 96kHz/24-bit recordings that do this? I have listened to 2-Channel SACD, and this blows it away. The problem is a Perfect Storm, three causes whose total is greater than the sum of their parts. Let me explain:
1. A Pioneer Manual that talks about a Players ability to
to take 4-Channel DVD-Audio and Downmix it to 2-Channel
Stereo.
2. A Player that doesn't indicate the presence of a 4-
Channel DVD-Audio or a Surround DVD-Audio. A Player that
further doesn't indicate when it is Downmixing or not.
3. A Disc Jacket for a DVD-Audio Disc that doesn't explain
that access to the Surround Channels is only available
through the use of external Surround Processing. A
simple disclaimer such as, "Downmixing of Surround
Channels to 2-Channel Stereo is not accessable on this
Disc".

Mental note to self: if a DVD-Audio Disc offers 4 Channels of Audio, but if two of these Channels are Surround Sound, then these Channels CANNOT be downmixed to 2-Channel Stereo. These Channels can only be accessed through external Surround Sound Processing. I think I got it! Well this should help avoid any further mistakes, and help me save some money!

Dear Tvad,
I wasn't trying to compare what I was hearing to Analog to try to determine which one was superior. I'm not saying either one was the best. All that I was trying to say is what I was hearing shared some of the same characteristics as Analog. I do have a Turntable, but the mix in quality of various Records, CD's, DVD-Audio, and SACD in my opinion makes comparison impossible. I try for the highest quality Recording instead of the highest quality Format. I try for a System that can play many Formats. My latest foray was into DVD-Audio and SACD. I was overtaken by the confusion in DVD-Audio and SACD/2-Channel and Multi-Channel. My operating Manual doesn't help and only adds more confusion. I am using my player as an Audio only instrument, the problem is that most of the Audio functions of this player can only be accessed through a T.V. Video Menu. I already have a DVD-Player that is already set up with my T.V.. Disconnecting, reconnecting, disconnecting again, reconnecting again, and I am supposed to presume that the Pioneer will remember its settings after I reconnect it back to my Stereo System. I will muddle through it. Sorry if I confused anyone out there.

Best you buy the vinyl release and really 'see' what you are hearing. Better yet, go to one of her concerts and hear the real thing.