Fascinating. I never tried the analog-digital input comparison on more than a couple of CDs. I will try a couple of dozen next weekend and see if I find the same thing. I wonder why you have this result. Anybody else try this?

Yes, you need to bypass everything in both the player and the processor that could effect tone etc, and the volumes must be within 0.1 dB which is hard to do. Studies have shown that small volume differences are audible.

I use the dig-in on CDs and DVDs too. Obviously, DVD-A and SACD are passed through analog.

It would be interesting to hear from others what their impression is of analog versus digital input.