I would welcome opinions thoughts on computer audio vs the old fashioned, putting a disc on the tray and pushing play.The last 2 threads not enough?
So far the best reason I've heard computer audio is a bust is USB cable not expensive or thick enough compare to his Tara Labs. I'm using DLNA with NO usb cable so what am I doing wrong? Not making this up folks ... LOL!!!
08-02-14: CerrotResult is a function to one's knowledge on the subject. Isn't this TRUE with everything?
I think the biggest part is the computer savy part. If you are very computer literate, its a snap. If you have to call someone to download a program or install a printer, stick with a CD player.
I spent endless hours reading, ripping, backing up, upgrading, learningAfter initially ripping my cds that took MONTHS, the only time I tinker is ripping a new cd. This is stressful?
more and the end of the matter is this for me. I sold it all and went back to
spinning CDs.
I simply found it too stressful for ME to deal with all the ripping, file types,
file management, RAID backup, downloads, and on and on etc...
I can find all kinds of CDs for cheap and never have to deal with computerIt's takes minutes to rip a cd. It's the exact process as placing a cd in your player except you rip instead of play. Isn't changing cd on a player more exhasting than scrolling through your iPhone? If this is exhausting, I think you need to exercise and probably best you using a cd player. No remotes for you!
issues and exhausting ripping and the like.
I will say computer based audio is not easy and anyone who saysit's EASY and I'm telling you the truth! PERIOD!!! As I quote my commander and chief.
otherwise is not telling the truth.
Austinbob, Most of CD players can read CD sector only once (since they work in real time). It can error correct for short scratches (up to about 4mm along the track) but for longer scratch (4-8mm) it interpolates. Computer rip reads CD like data and can go to the same sector multiple times (even thousands of times) until it gets proper checksum. Computer file can be better than original CD but I doubt that you can hear any difference unless original CD is badly scratched. On the other hand it can be very useful to create good CD-R copy of CDs that won't play or play with a lot of pops.I brought this up in another thread and benchmarks in accessing data from different storage mediums ... point is mute if you don't understand computers, software ...
08-02-14: RockyboyWith a BDP-1/2 or Sony HAP-Z1Es compare to a cd player, the only difference is one reads from a SUPERIOR storage medium than a cd in real time. No, it has to read a from cd for best sound. Ridiculous!
Bought a Bryston BDP-1/BDA-1 and couldn't be happier.