Digital Vs Analog

[Danny]

What are the pros and cons of analog and digital gear. I'll kick it off

Digital
Hard to use for beginners (sometimes)
Accurate setting of parameters
Non-drifting
Easy to load up a completely different setting (as well as any other settings you have stored)

Analog
Easy to use
Semi-accurate setting of parameters
Components tend to drift as they get older
Bad tolerences on some components (up to +-20% on some)

[Exocer]

i'll go ahead and say that Digital amps are supposed to be a bit more efficient.

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

A potential negative with digital audio gear is the analog conversion stages. Hook up a cheap portable CD player to your system sometime and you’ll see what I mean!

Regards,
Wayne

[Otto]

I'll offer that digital allows you to make perfect copies. Also, instant access -- no rewind, fast foward, etc. If your stuff is on an HTPC, even better.

[Josuah]

I think it's the equipment stages the OP was referring to, not the storage format. The Nyquist theorem makes analog versus digital sampling irrelevant, assuming you believe in theorems.