Okay, as of now (and this is just my read on the debate) the crux of the argument between the two positions I started this thread out with seems to be about whether the computer can send out a decent signal. Alex is suggesting that there is so much noise involved in the computer that it is not going to send out as clean/clear a signal as a classical CD transport will send to its internal DAC.
So, for now, I guess this is the question: is the average computer really putting out an inferior signal to that of the transport section of a good CD transport?
One camp says "no, not right now", and the other suggests, "yes, it now can".
So, for now, I guess this is the question: is the average computer really putting out an inferior signal to that of the transport section of a good CD transport?
One camp says "no, not right now", and the other suggests, "yes, it now can".