Schiit just got real...

George I understood your question however I was more curious why you would want to use a server as a transport

Just to get the best of both worlds, some like me audiophiles have thousands of CD’s and a great expensive dac. And would want to utilize the playing of said CD’s as well as stream if they ever want/need to.

So back to my question, can be used as just a straight CD transport (no buffer or h/d involved) into your own dac. If not they missed out on a large market share that want to do just that.

Cheers George

I hear ya George though having owned a line up of decent disc players and transports just recently it was demonstrated to me listening to music from storage sounds better to me not to mention the convenience .
However not just any buffer or local storage brand are equal in playback sound quality there were some I definitely preferred my CEC transport to and I get the popularity of streaming.

However for now I’ll be content with ripping CDs to a local storage of the Innuos Zenith , it fits in my budget and best of all I’ve never at any other time enjoyed digital playback more than now.

Dawkimi my apologies for high jacking your thread , what did the Innuos Zen bring to your system ?

Dawkimi, That's great to hear. I just recently picked up the Yggy's little brother the Gungnir. I've spent the last few days pairing it with my transport but plan to incorporate it completely when I have more time. So far it's been an excellent improvement. Imaging is noticeably better. I have yet to take the plunge for dedicated streamer other than my laptop.

Appreciate all the responses.

George - I don't believe you can use as a transport (only for ripping CDs to memory).  I do have a modified Sony transport and Genesis Digital Lens.  I'll compare Innuos Zen versus Sony transport direct versus Sony/Genesis combo into the Yggy (although the inputs into the Yggy will be different).  Even if it's a push, the convenience of having my entire digital library at my fingertips would be worth it.  I'm essentially using it as a server (haven't started steaming yet).

in_shore - somewhat challenging to adequately detail the scope of improvements, but I'll do my best.  The music has more density (layering) and transparency.  The frequency response seems more balanced and extended, especially in the lower registers creating a stronger musical foundation that is more dynamic and engaging across the entire spectrum.  Hope that helps you get a better picture.

Thanks.