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I suspect the inertia of the speaker diaphragm would smooth a discrete 16 bit digital signal so it would be indistinguishable to the ear from a continuous analogue one. (Bear in mind the sample rate for audio is typically 44.1 KHz). As Bored Chemist has pointed out if you are over 40 the high frequencies (above about 16KHz) will be lost on you.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyacusis
The heavy loudspeaker cone might limit the frequency response (though it shouldn't) but it won't do anything to regain the data that was lost when a signal was comressed from the range of human hearing (about 120dB which is equivalent to roughly 20 bits (assuming no oversampling and dithering for those who car about such things)) down to 16 bit (equivalent to about 96 dB).BTW, LeeE, at least some DC players had digital outputs and so I presume that there must be something with a digital input. IIRC there was even an optical version called "Tosser" or something.