There are some great CD's out there that have soul, I have 100's of them in the library.
Poorly mastered transfers are what gave digital a bad name years ago, but they have come a long way since then. You are just as dependent upon the engineers doing a good job initially with the recording process as anything else in the chain.
I have great sounding vinyl albums, and crappy ones.
Same for Cassettes(Pre-recorded ones), the ones I have made myself sound better than the label releases.
CD's, they are variable like everything else, but when I play Stravinsky's "Firebird" on Living Presence CD, it is breathtaking and it was recorded before I was born.
DVD's, they are amazing, when I compare the sound of my VHS tapes to DVD's there is no comparison, everything is better.
The key to all this is a combination of everything from the initial recording to the equipment you have and even the room you listen to your music in. Get everything right and anything you play will sound good.
And Hep I have been an audiophile since 1979, and I have added digital to the arsenal without any problems.