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Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?

From my limited reading it seems that a cd burned to a hard drive will be a bit for bit copy because of the software programs used to rip music files. A transport has to get it right the first time and feed the info to a dac. Wavelength audio has some interesting articles about computer based systems and have made a strong statement that a transport will never be able to compete with a hard drive>dac combo.

Anybody care to share their thoughts?
kublakhan

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pitdog75
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>Pawlowski6132

read a little bit about it. its basically replacing your transport with a digitally stored data on a hdd, the whole signal conversion is supposed to take place in your stereo system (good DAC), away from a computer...
pitdog75
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search posts on this subject by Edesilva. also check out the links given in these discussions (some comp hardware possibilities there).
as far as the comp noise - theres several ways to have a dead quiet pc, including keeping it in another room, having a fanless soution (some mini IPX simpleton to run the media front of the system) and lotsa ways of making your pc quiet (passive cooling, quiet fans, water cooling, quiet case, or noise killing enclosure for the machine), if it has to be close to the stereo.
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