I rarely use the CD player anymore. I have been using a PC
for several years now, and the hardware has been evolving constantly. I do NOT use MP3's, I, like many others who responded, buy cds and rip them. I am using a Maudio sound card that was designed for studio recording, and it has a sweet 24/96 DAC on board, plus you can output an analogue stereo signal while you feed a digital coax out at the same time (this allows A/B between the card and my DAC). I am convinced that my server sounds at least as good as the cdp(I am using a Pioneer Elite stable platter with a Musical Fidelity DAC).
Having said all that, NOTHING trumps vinyl!
I suspect that it is partly due to the way our brains process sound. There has been extensive reseach on this subject. Go to www.highemotionaudio.com for more detail on the research and how it has been applied - specifically in speaker design.
for several years now, and the hardware has been evolving constantly. I do NOT use MP3's, I, like many others who responded, buy cds and rip them. I am using a Maudio sound card that was designed for studio recording, and it has a sweet 24/96 DAC on board, plus you can output an analogue stereo signal while you feed a digital coax out at the same time (this allows A/B between the card and my DAC). I am convinced that my server sounds at least as good as the cdp(I am using a Pioneer Elite stable platter with a Musical Fidelity DAC).
Having said all that, NOTHING trumps vinyl!
I suspect that it is partly due to the way our brains process sound. There has been extensive reseach on this subject. Go to www.highemotionaudio.com for more detail on the research and how it has been applied - specifically in speaker design.