Easy goal is to get similar or better sound through the same DAC and system with computer source versus CD/transport.
Of course, if the CD players internal DAC is used, and there is no digital input, then it is not possible to get an apples and apples comparison.
I've found this to always be the case when I use spdif connection for both. Can be coax or optical, any decent good quality cable will do.
Not sure many if any CD players support USB, so apples and apples comparison there to computer USB is not easy to do.
Assuming good quality source gear and wires are used, the DAC used will make most of the difference in teh sound going into the same system.
I do wonder if anyone considering computer audio "a bust" have ever done such an apples and apples comparison into same DAC of course feeding the same system?
That's a valid apples/apples test. Otherwise, it is not apples/apples and highly DAC dependent and all bets should be off.
Of course, if the CD players internal DAC is used, and there is no digital input, then it is not possible to get an apples and apples comparison.
I've found this to always be the case when I use spdif connection for both. Can be coax or optical, any decent good quality cable will do.
Not sure many if any CD players support USB, so apples and apples comparison there to computer USB is not easy to do.
Assuming good quality source gear and wires are used, the DAC used will make most of the difference in teh sound going into the same system.
I do wonder if anyone considering computer audio "a bust" have ever done such an apples and apples comparison into same DAC of course feeding the same system?
That's a valid apples/apples test. Otherwise, it is not apples/apples and highly DAC dependent and all bets should be off.