In my opinion, digital amplifiers are not ready for prime time, and if absolute sonic quality is the goal, a good conventional power amplifier will sound better. Digital amplifiers are certainly going to be the technology of choice in the future, but this is not because they have the potential to sound better, but becasue they are cheaper to make. This can result in a "better sounding" ampilfier for the dollar, but not better sounding in the absolute sense when compared to a good conventional solid state or especially a tube amplifier.