@n80 know I’m being pedantic, but technically CDs are “digital”. A CD player is actually a very specialized computer, optimized to extract digital information from spinning disc, and then convert those 0s and 1s into analog sound, and feed that analog signal into a preamp. Some have additional functionality, in that their DACs can be accessed by other digital sources, or can send their own digital feed into another DAC, but it’s all digital, regardless.
CDs may be “old school “ but that doesn’t make them inferior. In fact, after trying the Mac&DAC route, or using a dedicated music server such as Bluesound, I am realizing that most digital replay is at best, equal to be the best CD players, and frequently not up to that standard.
If you are happy with your current CD setup, it may not be wise to go down the road that you have embarked upon. After all, there has never been a better time to collect CDs, as the major labels are dumping their back catalogs at bargain basement prices, and frequently in newly remastered versions to boot
CDs may be “old school “ but that doesn’t make them inferior. In fact, after trying the Mac&DAC route, or using a dedicated music server such as Bluesound, I am realizing that most digital replay is at best, equal to be the best CD players, and frequently not up to that standard.
If you are happy with your current CD setup, it may not be wise to go down the road that you have embarked upon. After all, there has never been a better time to collect CDs, as the major labels are dumping their back catalogs at bargain basement prices, and frequently in newly remastered versions to boot