Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s

There seems to me continued confusion over the advantages of reading a CD into memory before replay as in a computer versus just reading it on the fly as CD players do. Anyone who has experienced the vastly different ripping times on various CDs will appreciate that there are numerous read-errors on direct replay which a small buffer can only imperfectly address.

Melbguy,

what puzzles me about cd replay relative to straight downloads is that you can significantly improve CD sound quality by applying liquids such as Audiotop as I have ascertained on my AudioAero Capitole 24/192 mk2 SE with discrete output stage modification. This goes to show that the actual reading errors on the Cd are depending on surface treatment, irrespective of buffering. Hence my contention that Cd can not match a proper computer server. In any case replay through my Mach2music via Antelope Zodiac Gold + Voltikus is a quantum leap ahead of the AudioAero, generally acknowledged no mean player by itsself.