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CD vs.same CD ripped to HD

Hi all,

So I hope this seemingly simple question doesn't star a war.  

The background is that I have a ton of CDs and am considering getting a Bluesound Vault 2i so that I can rip them to the Vault's HD, and play them from there. 

The simple question is: how does the SQ compare between the two?  The CD player is a Marantz SA-8004 digital out to a Denefrips Ares II DAC.  I would also use the digital out of the Vault 2i through that DAC.  

FWIW, I prefer vinyl (though it is getting closer and closer).  But more than anything I'm a music fan, with a whole lot of great music on silver discs.

Opinions??

Richard


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asin
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If the DACs and the rest of chain are equal , optical disc will have less digital jitter than ripped file playback of the same album 

so playback of the CD /SACD will always sound better than streaming .

in a lot cases , people are comparing 

optical disk playback on old internal DAC vs ripped file on new external DAC

 

if one has oppo 105 , the disc will sound better than the ripped file playback to the same oppo DAC (usb input ) 

Obviously , one needs a resolving sound system to hear the difference 

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