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

No...

@cogito1965,

Have you listened to setups like described above? If so, what did you hear? If not, well...Cheers,
Spencer

Building a computer based system can be a relatively complex undertaking, more variables than disc spinners. Follow expert guidance, every single variable can be optimized. For instance, I use linear power supplies on every piece in this system, high quality cabling, usb renderer, optical conversion of ethernet. Optimize everything and you'll never look back. And then there is the advantage of a whole new world of music available to you via Tidal, soon Qobuz, also hi-rez downloads. I've been into audio for over forty years, this is the golden age, never so much music so easily accessible!

Roon sends ripped, downloaded, and Tidal files via ethernet to an Ayre QX-5/20 digital hub and I sit with an iPad selecting what I want to hear.  The sound is superb, e.g., the DSD download of "Time Out" from Acoustic Sounds seems to sound a bit better than the SACD played on my beloved Ayre C-5xeMP.  I've been an audio enthusiast since the early 50s, and this really does seem to be a golden age.

CDs that I have FLAC ripped to my Antipodes server and play from there via USB through my Denafrips Pontus DAC, definitely sound better than via my Rega Apollo CDP.
More body, more detail, less strident treble. No contest in my opinion