I think you can get really nice sound from both vinyl and digital sources, so yes, it certainly is worth pursuing the best sound you can afford/get from digital. There are many recordings that I have on LP that sound better than the digital version, but, I suspect that has more to do with the mastering and deterioration of the original analogue tape masters than it has to do with inherent differences in the recording medium. I say this because there are also many digital remasters that I have that DO sound very good. I also have many digital remasters that sound substantially better than my vinyl original releases, probably because the re-mastering was superior to the original mastering for vinyl production (1970's DG classical recordings usually sound better in the digital versions).
Given that very little of current classical recordings ever come out on vinyl (same with current jazz), and given that most current popular recordings are originally done digitally even if they are also issued on vinyl, and given that a vast catalog of older recordings is available digitally and easier to find in that form than the analogue originals (in good shape anyway), it makes sense to actually make good digital playback a priority.
Given that very little of current classical recordings ever come out on vinyl (same with current jazz), and given that most current popular recordings are originally done digitally even if they are also issued on vinyl, and given that a vast catalog of older recordings is available digitally and easier to find in that form than the analogue originals (in good shape anyway), it makes sense to actually make good digital playback a priority.