I love computer audio -- After many years in the format wars - LP / Cassette / Beta / CD / SACD -- I got fed up.
If you don't mind fiddling with computers & you can get a decent network set up - nothing beats it - but you have to feel comfortable with computers. I use a QNAP 32 TB server with raid 5 -- to a Modwright transporter and have a logitech touch and radio in other rooms networked. Nothing beats being able to use your phone or Ipad and select music to play in any room in the house - or outside. Once it's set up properly - it's bulletproof and so easy to use -- I've got a couple hundred CD's gathering dust --- but with about 1500 LP's -- I've recently invested in a good vinyl rig --- I'm still not convinced that it sounds better than the transporter (just different) -- but the convenience of a 200 song playlist -- can't be matched with any other format --- next step is to look at a good DAC to see if I can improve on the Modwright Transporter. For me -- there's no question that computer audio will be around for a long time
If you don't mind fiddling with computers & you can get a decent network set up - nothing beats it - but you have to feel comfortable with computers. I use a QNAP 32 TB server with raid 5 -- to a Modwright transporter and have a logitech touch and radio in other rooms networked. Nothing beats being able to use your phone or Ipad and select music to play in any room in the house - or outside. Once it's set up properly - it's bulletproof and so easy to use -- I've got a couple hundred CD's gathering dust --- but with about 1500 LP's -- I've recently invested in a good vinyl rig --- I'm still not convinced that it sounds better than the transporter (just different) -- but the convenience of a 200 song playlist -- can't be matched with any other format --- next step is to look at a good DAC to see if I can improve on the Modwright Transporter. For me -- there's no question that computer audio will be around for a long time