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In Reply to: RE: Sound quality cd vs. computer. posted by PAR on January 19, 2017 at 18:55:04
The necessity of buying a decent DAC is probably going to rule out, for me, a switch to a computer source. I have a really good cd player and I'm sure I'd have to spend a decent amount of money to get an equivalent DAC.
Guess I'll continue in my anachronistic ways. Thanks for the help in making a decision.
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Feel free to start ripping your CDs to your computer whether you buy a new DAC or not. As others have noted, it is just another copy of the data file that is on the CD. If your CDs are in good shape and you rip to a lossless file format, you won't have to re-rip that CD down the road even if you later buy fancier equipment.
I've been ripping files to my computer for well over 10 years now and the ones I copied in the old days play just as nicely as the CD I ripped last evening. I've never had to re-rip a file unless I came across a different version or edit of the music.
Having the files on your hard drive will let you experiment with your current setup at no cost. Then, if you do decide to go to a server based system down the road, the music end of things is all taken care of. At most, you might have to copy the files to a different computer or storage drive, but that's a simple process.
I use a Vortexbox server and am at the state where my system doesn't even have a CD player -- got rid of it about 5 years ago.
In the meantime, you'll not only have something new to play with but you'll also be creating a backup of your music collection, which is never a bad thing.
That's what I do. You add in the cost of a decent DAC , more interconnects and power cords , extra tweaks that most seem to use to improve the performance etc. and I just can't be bothered.
To me, the downloading of your music collection and the access to it through an Ipad etc. is a convenience but it doesn't for me overcome the expense and potential downfalls inherent in rather complicated computer set up. It's also difficult to find any two people who agree on the best or right way to set up the above. I think you have to enjoy the process as much as the final result.
You can buy a Raspberry Pi 3 with a DAC for less than $100.... Cost is irrelevant when it comes to Audio.....With a subscription to a streaming service, you'll never have to buy music again..... You'll actually save money in the first year and much more money in the years that follow.
A quality DAC for the Raspberry Pi is around $30 and will most likely be better than the DAC in your CD Player.
Don't look for an excuse not to do this..... Once you convert to Computer Audio, you'll wonder why it took you so long. It's Cheaper, Better, and more convenient.
Cut-Throat
Edits: 01/20/17 01/20/17
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