oldschool1948 - your post brings up a great point. I went to the ZENith site and read the profile and specs. It streams, and serves as a rip-CD-to-hard-drive unit. For streaming, it goes up to 32 bit and mentions ultra low noise output, but with no specs. On the home server side I go back to my key question. Isn’t there zero difference where the source of the coded music (bits) are stored, including the humble silver disc? Your ZENith costs several thousand, but one still needs a great external DAC with it for the ripped/stored content (correct?). My Oppo BDP-103 uses the Cirrus Logic CS4382A chip, which has an S/N ratio of over 115dB and THD+N of under .006%.
Mr. Obvious (?) - digital source (burn)
After decades of improved CD players, I’ve been enjoying an Oppo BDP-103, on audio only. I now ponder the idea of a home music server, replacing the silver discs. After reading about the burning process (pit impressions and blank/land space), I’m thinking this front-end physical step creates the same coding on a CD Master Disc, on a hard drive, and on my burned discs via my home Mac. Home music servers use a hard drive, as do streaming services. They all use the exact same coding, via a hard drive or 4.7 inch disc. Correct? As to the all important sound quality, is the Only variable the DAC doing the de-coding before listening? I doubt a CD Transport affects sound quality(?). End question - any need for a home server vs. popping in my manageable group of CDs? Perhaps there is an engineer out there who can chime in. Thanks.
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