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Files from a Harddrive to a DAC vs dedicated digital player?

I'm a vinyl head...pure and simple. So when it comes to digital format I think the path of least resistance is the cleanest. I am building my digital music library and I'm wondering if purchasing a Bryston BDP-1 to control the playback from my computer is warranted, or would a software controlled via iPad/computer be doing essentially the same? Will the dedicated digital player sound better than a computer plugged into the DAC unit?
Currently I have a harddrive plugged via digital USB into my OPPO 205 DAC to a Moon preamp to a Bryston 4b3 amp playing through Bryston Model T speakers. Any thoughts?


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For the last couple of years I used a Mac Mini with external HD as my digital source.  Recently got the itch to experiment a bit and moved my library to my NAS drive - left everything else the same.  I wasn’t expecting to hear any difference at all, as again, the only change I made was moving the files from a local HD connected via FW to my MacMini to a NAS drive connected via Ethernet. The improvement was IMMEDIATELY obvious.  Needless to say, I was fairly shocked.  A couple of weeks later I installed an Auralic Aries, completely bypassing the MacMini, and was again shocked by the across the board improvement.  I tried both the Lightning and Lumin apps and have a preference for the later - it is a joy to use on an iPad.

Like anything in this hobby, YMMV.
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