It can go both ways. You can have a cd that was original analog recording. Most cd’s have a stamp on the jewel box that will tell you. DDD mean it was digital at every step. AAD analog recorded, analog mixed, digital to make cd. ADD analog recorded, digital mix and digital cd. My thought is to record digital and to press on album it would come down to the dac used as to how the album would sound. Just going through dac conversations here I would like you could have endless options
