headphonedreams - just remembered a key point on bit decoding. I’ve had the Bursting Out disc from J. Tull for a year. Even the remaster was far too bright. I burned a new copy on my old IMac here, and the high brightness was clipped out, per se. HOW can it be that my OPPO DAC is reading these 2 sources differently..... the original disc burned in at the factory, and mine burned on my Mac? Does not make scientific sense that the sound should vary significantly between 2 “burner” sources? Anyone on this... bigguy
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.
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