Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp

@cleads

"If a digital signal is not comprised of "ones and zeros," then what is it? Are you saying the data is analog even before the signal enters the DAC?"

Yes, that's exactly it.  It's counter intuitive.  For an explanation see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grzoqEb2KMk&feature=youtu.be

melm

Yes, that's exactly it. It's counter intuitive

That a digital signal can be corrupted, and a 1 read as a 0, does not mean that the digital signal is analog. Not even close.

@cleeds

Yes, in the wires they are analog signals intended to look like square waves.  You may call that a digital signal if you like but they are subject to all the problems of transmitting analog signals.  That is why, for example, some "digital" cables sound better than others--just like analog cables.

melm

in the wires they are analog signals intended to look like square waves. You may call that a digital signal if you like but they are subject to all the problems of transmitting analog signals.

They are digital signals. Because of that, you can transfer substantial amounts of data through a cable and get bit perfect results, every time.  You can't do that with analog because there is always some amount of loss, no matter how slight.