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Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?

From my limited reading it seems that a cd burned to a hard drive will be a bit for bit copy because of the software programs used to rip music files. A transport has to get it right the first time and feed the info to a dac. Wavelength audio has some interesting articles about computer based systems and have made a strong statement that a transport will never be able to compete with a hard drive>dac combo.

Anybody care to share their thoughts?
kublakhan
kublakhan OP
717 posts
 
hey rx8man,
if you ever try this, please let us know what you think.
pardales
652 posts
 
I compared my hard drive based system as transport with my CEC TL-51X as transport. I was using a Dodson 218 DAC and the Waveterminal U24. I found it difficult to relibaly tell them apart.
pawlowski6132
592 posts
 
Are we talking about music from the hard drive or playing a CD in a computer cd player?? Either way, how can the engineering and materials of a computer match a high quality transport?????? I don't believe it.
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rx8man
1,481 posts
 
Kublakhan, I'd be glad to share that imfo, I need a few more reports like Pardales'
This is getting interesting.
pitdog75
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>Pawlowski6132

read a little bit about it. its basically replacing your transport with a digitally stored data on a hdd, the whole signal conversion is supposed to take place in your stereo system (good DAC), away from a computer...
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