Jonathan, I think you are misinterpreting what I have said or maybe I wasn't clear enough. When comparing the digital out on my CD player with the analog outs on the same player I hear a difference. Whether that sounds better to others is a different story, to me it does, maybe it's just me...
I have a dedicated Sony CD player, CDP-X111ES, that has an Optical out as well as the fixed and variable analog outs. I use the optical out exclusively and can honestly say it sounds better than the analog outs. This CD player is over 10 years old and still sounds better than any DVD player I've...