Gents - thanks for the input. Doubt I’ll ever go to streaming and pay a monthly fee for what I own.... worth it for the 20’s crowd though. On hard drives, yes I have my old Mac backed up on an external Iomega drive. On the FLAC file angle of being lossless but compressed for efficient space use - I would think the latter is no issue for a great DAC (as I believe the Oppo is). Last, I’ll still await an opinion on my statements on the “source” burn-in issue. After all those years of the hi-end flowery prose of “removing the vails to better resolution”, I’d like to focus on the science side, per se. Steve W.
Mr. Obvious (?) - digital source (burn)
After decades of improved CD players, I’ve been enjoying an Oppo BDP-103, on audio only. I now ponder the idea of a home music server, replacing the silver discs. After reading about the burning process (pit impressions and blank/land space), I’m thinking this front-end physical step creates the same coding on a CD Master Disc, on a hard drive, and on my burned discs via my home Mac. Home music servers use a hard drive, as do streaming services. They all use the exact same coding, via a hard drive or 4.7 inch disc. Correct? As to the all important sound quality, is the Only variable the DAC doing the de-coding before listening? I doubt a CD Transport affects sound quality(?). End question - any need for a home server vs. popping in my manageable group of CDs? Perhaps there is an engineer out there who can chime in. Thanks.