Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ?

There are many reasons;

1. Easy to rip a Redbook CD to FLAC but not as easy to rip a SACD to as DSF format.

2. Many of the streaming services only have newer remastered versions that many times are brick walled or not as well mastered as what you may own in the CD format such as a Mobile Fidelity or DCC mastering.

3. If a friend comes over to listen to music they may be interested in hearing how their CD sounds on your system.

4. With a good CD transport, DAC and great mastering you can compare digital to analogue and hear how digital sounds just as good and maybe in certain aspects better than analogue.

5. Fun factor in going to your shelves looking over a collection of great music, picking one to listen, sliding it into the drawer, pushing play and sitting back to listen as you read the pamphlet and back cover along with enjoying the art work. I admit certainly not as nice as an album cover but if you don't have that recording in vinyl it gives you a miniature version of the experience.

I know the PS Audio SACD transport let’s you listen to the full DFS stream if you use their DAC, but can you configure the Terminator’s I2S to make it work as well?

Just curious.

My Esoteric CD player(DV-60), sounds better than anything Iv'e heard streamed.

Another +vote for my Players sounds better than anything Streamed.

Happy Listening!