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Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?

From my limited reading it seems that a cd burned to a hard drive will be a bit for bit copy because of the software programs used to rip music files. A transport has to get it right the first time and feed the info to a dac. Wavelength audio has some interesting articles about computer based systems and have made a strong statement that a transport will never be able to compete with a hard drive>dac combo.

Anybody care to share their thoughts?
kublakhan
mapleleafs3
190 posts
 
removing your preamp will only make the sound worse.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Not a plug...promise, but the APL Denon 3910 has an optional USB port, so the APL DAC (stunning) can be used for HD based audio.

Offered as information only.

:)
drubin
3,240 posts
 
I know. I have the APL Marantz player. But I thought Alex's option was for coax in, not USB. Which would lead me to Steve Nugent...

Reading the Empirical site...I take it there is more to the Offramp than just USB to S/PDIF coax conversion. Because if I have a DAC with USB input, such as the forthcoming Bel Canto DAC3, I wouldn't need the offramp, right?
pardales
652 posts
 
I agree that digital inputs on new CD players should be standard (if not USB inputs).
tvad
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02-12-06: Drubin
I know. I have the APL Marantz player. But I thought Alex's option was for coax in, not USB. Which would lead me to Steve Nugent...
Dan, you might be right. I thought it was USB, but Boa2 might know the answer. He was investigating this recently.

Reading the Empirical site...I take it there is more to the Offramp than just USB to S/PDIF coax conversion. Because if I have a DAC with USB input, such as the forthcoming Bel Canto DAC3, I wouldn't need the offramp, right?
That's correct. The OffRamp is a DAC.

This whole computer audio thing is confusing! That's why I still loves me the shiny discs...
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