Have digital players improved

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.

What are the pros and cons of each? Remind us, esp those of us who have never used analog.

Replaced my 1998 cdp in 2010, it embarassed the one it replaced, as it should. In 2011 sold it for a different one with newer technology and its better yet. Either they're getting better or my standards are getting lower.

I have put a lot of time and expense into my digital, and it sounds really nice and musical. Better than I ever thought digital would ever sound. If I didn't have records, I would probably think it sounds as good as it gets.

That being said, my vinyl beats it quite easily. My VPI table sounds like some kind of Super DAC in comparison. I listen to 16/44 digital, and it just doesn't have the resolution to put my brain "over the edge" the way records can. Maybe higher-res digital will be the answer but I have not gone there yet.