Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?

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.

I don't think it is at all the same as Vinyl Vs. CD, just my opinion, Vinyl is superior in general cause the recordings can sound more natural than Digital period. Especially if done well and on a playback system worthy of it, Now with digital Transfer from storage Vs. spinning a CD is a whole different thing, cause its nature from either have nothing to do with analog sound like a Turntable. Fact is the further you can advance digital transfer the better it will be, regardless if people want to believe its impossible for a 400.00 dollar computer storing the INfo cannot sound as good as a 12,000 Transport transfering it in real time. I think it is very possible for a hard drive or storage based whatever we are talking about here to have less errors than a real time disc spinning, as long as the info is stored correctly in the first place.