Have been reading avidly on this and other posts as I have been working on the digital side of my system having been mostly an analogue guy.
Firstly on the those who are dealers be happy your gear is being discussed. Stop trying to justify why yours wasn't chosen for whatever reason. As...
Mike
I agree on the digital being used to figure out what is going on. That's true for new gear or room setup. I used to have a really bad (in audiophile terms) Alanis Morissette CD that had a piano part that only sounded good through the best gear. Still use it to test things out.