@inthehands @conniptions @mekkaokereke
Excellent clarifications Paul, the mixing and mastering are key to making good sounding audio. A vinyl master is different from a CD master or something optimized for FM radio.
What I love with digital is the clarity, separation of instruments and dynamic range. Silence in music is the same as TV-nerds rave about as "true blacks", right?
Lossless signal is important too, will make your Bluetooth buds sound better with only one conversion from source.