Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?

I'm certain that over the next couple years elegant all-in-one universal players will be introduced that play CD/DVD/HD-DVD/SACD/DVD-A/CD-R..., and contain hard drives and USB ports.

I'm thinking I'll wait...

I bought my off ramp turbo used for $750. and sold two digital cables for $700. So it wasn't too bad. It did make over 500 cd's sound MUCH better and I needed to play all the vinyl I ripped at 24/96 (my linx won't pass 24/96 out digitally).
We Audiogoner's know we are on the lunatic fringe( $1000.00 for a power cable or $500.00 in chemicals to make a 16/44 cd sound better???)
I have no affiliation with Empirical Audio, just trying to save some people from not getting the most out of there computer audio. Hey Tvad, Corvette convertible( All tricked out) can't use the word "spendy". Just having some fun.

Hey Tvad, Corvette convertible( All tricked out) can't use the word "spendy". Just having some fun.

Actually, I bought it as a demo...$5000 discount. And, it's not "all tricked out" by any stretch, although it does have about $2000 in modifications (exhaust, air intake) performed by the legendary Dick Guldstrand.

It's all relative, and the Corvette is a true bang-for-the-buck bargain in sports cars.

I have owned Empirical Audio products in the past, and I suppose if we're using a car analogy, I'd put the EA stuff in the Ferrari category.

Dweller: When you rip a disc to iTunes it accesses the Gracenote database and assigns album and song titles to all the music you rip--for free. Also, the Waveterminal U24 can be used as a D/A converter or just a USB to S/PDIF converter.

Answer to original question, YEP.. But you will need a decent transport still to do a quick friend comes over with a new disc scenario to play it right away,,, get a DAC with a couple inputs and your set... Prices are going to drop considerably on CDP's even more than they have I predict in the next 2 years, for example a WADIA holding nicely in the 3000.00 range will be dumped for about half that and a CD rom or decent DVD player will be found the solution to work with a High quality DAC that can be flexable enough to stay with the growing MAss storage Redbook drive solutions. Maybe its just an opinion but I already see signs on this board at audiogon alone swinging that direction and even see many sales on excellent red book machines, and its not cause SACD is taking over its because MASS storage redbook is, even in the high end.