Absolutely. And even if it was slightly less good sounding, the benefit of having all of your music at your fingertips, under easy control, will outweigh anything you give up. But I don't think you'll give anything up if you set it up correctly.
Hard Drive based system
I posted this in the digital forum and got no responses.
I've read all of the threads I could find on a "server" type system. I plan on running a hard drive, to a Waveterminal, to a DAC. My question is, can a system like this sound as good, or better than, my cd player? Is it all up to the DAC? I want the convenience of a server, but not at the expense of sound quality.
I currently have a Marantz 8260 CD/SACD player.
I've read all of the threads I could find on a "server" type system. I plan on running a hard drive, to a Waveterminal, to a DAC. My question is, can a system like this sound as good, or better than, my cd player? Is it all up to the DAC? I want the convenience of a server, but not at the expense of sound quality.
I currently have a Marantz 8260 CD/SACD player.