What is the best transport?

I am with Dvavc and Charles1dad in feeling that a cd transport is better than any computer set-up I have heard. In fact I am more like Dvavc after hearing some all in one servers and computer set-ups in wondering where they are coming from thinking that they sound great.

The biggest, most pleasurable improvement in my system over the past decade was to replace the Wadia->Benchmark link with Windows 7->USB->Benchmark using flac and JRiver. I play the tracks from memory and bypass the Windows mixer/media player. Maybe the Benchmark just does better with USB, but there is nothing subtle about the changes...separation, clarity, nuance, weight, emotional connection, all snapped to a higher level.

Just because someone is passionate doesn't mean they are right. But what do I know, I'm someone who digitizes his vinyl.

Here is the other thread Dvavc refers to in his post above. The link opens at his initial post in that thread, which is followed by some interchanges between him and Steve N. of Empirical Audio, and some comments by me.

Regards,
-- Al

Onhwy61,
Agree, passionate doesn't mean right or wrong, just someone expressing a honest heart felt opinion. Thus my earlier tube/transistor analogy. All of this is merely subjective, choose what sounds best to you and be done with it.
Charles,