In Reply to: PC Audio vs. CD player posted by Tom Schuman on September 13, 2015 at 13:26:42:
I think you're asking the wrong question. After all, we're talking about digital so both methods should sound the same assuming you're using the same DAC for both.
I switched to digital streaming because it's so much more convenient than playing physical CDs. That's the real advantage. You can use free software (Exact Audio Copy) to rip your CDs and there is also free software (Foobar2000) to stream digital to a DAC, so it really doesn't cost anything to experiment as long as you have a DAC with a USB input.
If your CD player's DAC has only a coax or AES/EBU input, you can buy a component that converts the USB digital stream from your computer to coax or AES/EBU. That's what I did. It will let you test which method sounds better, but I suspect they should both sound the same when using the same DAC.
Best regards,
John Elison
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