Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp

Lots of great comments in this thread.
IMHE, while I agree that it's hard to single out any one of the factors already mentioned as the only important one, that best overall path to improved digital is moving away from spinning discs. Then moving away from local multi-purpose mac/pc solutions(reducing noise from both computers running many unrelated processes and from electrical and RFI sources) to NAS-based file storage and single-purpose, low powered network player attached to a good DAC. 
This path will position you to independently upgrade your DAC in time if you choose and allow for easily adding additional storage as your library grows. If anyone is arguing for streaming service sound quality vs. what I've described, that is just setting the bar too low. Cheers,
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@kijanki @audioengr  You guys have made some great posts in this thread that clearly explain many of the obstacles between mediocre and excellent sounding digital playback.
I suggest to those who haven't, go compare the sound of one box solutions and typical mac/pc setups to those utilizing the suggestions here. There's plenty of obvious improvement at a not needlessly expensive cost. Those saying "bits is bits", "my abcbox sounds great and won't be beat", etc. are speaking with self-affirming ignorance.  
Start with XLD or dbpoweramp clean rips and you are on your way...Cheers,
Spencer

@cogito1965,

Have you listened to setups like described above? If so, what did you hear? If not, well...Cheers,
Spencer