Not a dumb question but one which cannot be answered definitively since the changes you will hear may be less about changing digital bits but rather more about how those bits are processed and the equipment they are played through.
As mapman indicated, it is likely you will like the result but that could be because the playback parameters can be changed depending on the file format and player used, as well as consideration that many of today’s servers have no moving parts to create noise. I went from a pretty high end CD player to a Mac mini server, ripped my CDs and never looked back. While I will not say the mini set-up sounded better than my CD player, it certainly didn’t sound worse and the ball keeps moving forward. Switching to a dedicated, purpose-built server was a step forward as was switching to Roon and separating the server core from the endpoint, or renderer. Roon and hi-res Tidal sound great in my system.
As mapman indicated, it is likely you will like the result but that could be because the playback parameters can be changed depending on the file format and player used, as well as consideration that many of today’s servers have no moving parts to create noise. I went from a pretty high end CD player to a Mac mini server, ripped my CDs and never looked back. While I will not say the mini set-up sounded better than my CD player, it certainly didn’t sound worse and the ball keeps moving forward. Switching to a dedicated, purpose-built server was a step forward as was switching to Roon and separating the server core from the endpoint, or renderer. Roon and hi-res Tidal sound great in my system.