Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?

Given the above, it would be great to have an ipod with a digital output for a DAC.

Matrix, all good points.

My player is also a top end DVD, DVDa multi-channel player used as part of a combined 2 channel and HT system. Muse Thalia. I need it for this use and the computer based system wont help in these areas. I dont want to buy a DAC but may be forced.

Bill

I have thought the same about Ipod but it will not have quality sound files in the first place like the lossless systems of the other types, I think it is primarily compressed files like mp3 or something... from what I understand the only way is to have a big Gig hard drive or memory card type setup and transfer CD completly un-altered, an Apple type computer is suppose to be excellent, but Ipod itself is not near the quality of CD from my understanding.

Remember computer transports aren't limited to 16/44, spin at a much higher speed than cd transports, don't loose any data (computers can't afford to loose data), don't have to have a correction circut to guess what is correct.
They are like stereo's in the fact different power supplys offer different sound . Some control the bass better , some have better midrange etc. You can download a ton of free things, like upsamplers etc.
I have owned a Levinson 37, a CEC tl,a Sony 777, an Ayre d1x and now the Audiomeca Mepisto . I think the computer, with the off ramp turbo may be better in my system. Hope this helps

This is very subjective.

High tech equipment replacing low tech equipment ?
The question goes back to why some people prefer LP sound than CD sound ?
Why some people prefer analog amp as compared to digtal amp ?

Its all come back to demand & supply.

In any of the music u listened to, the source play a very important part.

My thinking is that if a cd burned to a hard drive will be a bit for bit copy because of the software programs used to rip music files, then the cd will surely offer a better sound than your burned cd.

The purpose of any recording is to make the cd sound as real as the original which cd is still trying very hard to achieve.

By burning a cd might add some colourity to the sound.

Just my thought.