Don't agree with Georgehifi, tons of info on this very topic all over the place, many reasons why rip could sound better than cd played over transport. Doesn't mean it always will, but its not unusual that it does.
older CD transport vs newer ones.
I added a fairly inexpensive CD transport to my DCS Rossini DAC/Clock and am shocked how much better it sounds spinning a disc vs streaming it. It's not even a close call. I was thinking of bettering my CD transport and was looking at options such at the Jay's CD transport. There are also options such as Mark Levinson 31.5 which was a 10K unit in it's day. Any thoughts on the best way to go? I get a little worried about one of these older units breaking and not being able to get it fixed.
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H snsi, can you list what you read that improves? Because this is what doesn't: Twice the jitter Twice the error correction Twice the power supply noise, (even worse than twice because the computer is a noisy SMP) The spdif digital output circuit from a good transport is far more exacting that that of a computer sound card. And I'm sure there even more if I think about it. Cheers George |
I definitely agree that this topic has been discussed frequently and across many different audio forums. Anecdotally it seems that owners/listeners with access to both say high quality CD transport beats high quality ripped files and streamers (60 to 40 or thereabouts). Not scientific by any means and bottom line seems to be both are capable of excellent sound if the hardware is up to the task. The convenience factor of streaming and stored ripped file library is undeniably huge. There are very happy listeners in either camp. Charles |
Per Charles, yes, don't need to hijack thread, this has been discussed at length here at the 'gon' and elsewhere. For those still using cd transports, players. I discovered very early on, footers and rack solutions have relatively large effect on players, transports, and turntables for that matter. Anyway, I played with various means of situating player, over time I migrated to ceiling mounting with hd fish line. I still fondly recall the amazing sound that ML37 mounted from ceiling provided. So, if you're adventurous, try the ceiling mount, very effective. |
Three years ago I posted about fishing line for TT's that I did back in the 80's, but if the TT does not have suspension like a Gyrodeck then it can still happen to a degree as the base still resonates. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/best-sturdy-floor-rack-for-turntable/post?highlight=fishing%2... https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/subwoofer-rumble-issue/post?highlight=fishing%2Bline&post... Cheers George |
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