cd player or computer with dac

Thanks Steve and Jonathan, you both agree that the CD transport is unnecessary. That has been the unresolved issue for many of us. Now, if we can just make the process of switching over a little less daunting...
"Slowly I turned...step by step...inch by inch...,"

Niagra Falls.....

Phaelon - I cannot speak for Jonathan, but I have a page dedicated to tips and recommendations for computer, S/W player, ripper, ripping drive etc. with many links on my website. I try to make it easy to get good results.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Steve: Your statement of "I believe in honesty" is a desperate attempt at discrediting me and quite disappointing. As a DAC manufacturer, if you truly believe what you are saying, then it is clear to me that you do not have the knowledge or technology you think you have.

A properly designed DAC is impervious to the problems you are citing.

Churchill said "The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is."

Jonathan Tinn
Playback Designs

This is maddening! For those who don’t understand our trepidation concerning the "computer with DAC” option, this thread should be an epiphany. I can’t understand why two esteemed DAC designers would have almost diametrically opposing viewpoints on what, seems to me, should be a matter of basic science. Determining what’s important in the relationship between the interface, master clock and DAC shouldn’t be like resolving competing theories in quantum physics. I’m not trying to put anyone down; it’s just frustrating.