new updates in transports or are they obsolete ?

both teejay and audioengr offer valid points...

has anyone done a comparison between a computer and a high end transport ?( forgive me if this question has been asked before)

mike

i have to confess... the idea of dropping my cd collection in ONE place and have the ability to pull up a cd and make a playlist is pretty tempting....

what are the pro and cons of hard drive based storage/transport apple system ( i am a mac guy)...

thanks,

mike

thanks for the input....

in really thinking about it...it would appear one could use both.

- high quality transport for data transfer ( there is a definite sonic signature for high quality transports)
- computer for transfer and playback.

the REAL questions are

- will hard drive playback capture the transports "delicate" sonic signature

- will play back on a pc be better coming coming off the hard drive after transferred since there is suppoose to less jitter ?

it would appear that a high quality transport with firewire, usb output (or a computer interface /hard drive) would be optimal..

i dont think audioengr is trying to take anyones money(selling junk or something not needed)...

the solution that is offered is very elegant and pretty much where digital is heading like it or not (ie cutting edge)

in really looking at it... a high quality transport is still needed and a usb inferface for a dac and computer that would allow storage and playback of a cd library...