Have digital players improved

sorry, in my experience digital is not the equal of well sorted analog. I have a hard time dealing with the compressed nature of the sound stage and lack of air around voices and instruments that analog excels with and digital fall short.

Simple answer is yes!

With my Ayre CX-7e(mp) running balanced into any Ayre AX-7e, I'm at the point where I don't care. Bring on the music.

It's ironic that digital has vastly improved in recent years yet the quality of mainstream digital recordings continue to suffer. So many artists and labels have jumped on the pointless "loudness wars" bandwagon that it's impossible to count.

Rockitman,,, Nice system, nice system link, thanks for inviting us into your room.
But by looking a your great analog rig and not seeing a CD player, I'm wondering if you had spent the same time and money on both formats that you might see things differently. I didn't take digital very serious until I spent considerable time and money making things just right. Now all I can say for sure is there different, I can't honestly say one is better than the other.