As many people have pointed out, digital music has a much wider dynamic range, better frequency response, lower distortion, etc. than vinyl. Of course, better specs don't do you any good if you don't know how to use that capability, and in my mind, that is why we are having this discussion. Compared to vinyl/analog playback, digital is in its infancy. We are still learning about digital artifacts that negatively influence the sound.
Just look at the number of filters on high-end DACs used to tame the sound. Now we know about pre-ringing where digital is distorted before the note plays. A few years ago that was science fiction. As time goes by we can expect more and more discoveries to be made that will allow digital music to reach its potential.
For example, just last week I installed a new power cord on my digital file player. This cord is designed to remove high frequency noise created by digital power supplies and circuits and reflected back onto the power line. I am still amazed at the improvement I am hearing from this upgrade, and now need to order another for my DAC. If that works even half as good as the previous one does I will be happy.