General Asylum General audio topics that don't fit into specific categories.

---

[ Follow Ups ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ General Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

Magnetic/hard-drive vs. optical/CD: Who has made the switch?

Posted by Srajan Ebaen (R) on October 30, 2005 at 08:10:47

I'm curious to learn who of the inmates has permanently transitioned to hard-drive based digital playback. In which case, please answer the following:

What level of conventional digital did you own before (Rotel, Audio Aero, Meitner)?
What, exactly, replaced it (hard-drive/CPU, sound card/DAC, interface [S/PDIF, AES/EBU, USB, other])?
Was your move convenience, price or performance based?
If the latter, can you comment on what you gained?
What's the retail cost of your HD-based digital rig now compared to the best conventional digital you owned before?
How many CDs did you rip to hard-drive?
Did you use something like EAC to do it? Please specify your "data acquisiton" protocol, real time vs. hi-speed, what software interface is used etc.
Do you download music? If so, what's the rough percentage between ripping original CDs and uploading streaming music?

Lastly, this one's for the technically savvy only:

If your experience with HD-based music servers thus far suggests that the format is inherently superior; superior when comparing price to price with S/PDIF; or as good for a lot less money...
what is your understanding about why it is better?

Thanks in advance to anyone who cares to participate.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Herbie's Audio Lab

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---