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Macbook +DAC versus cd player+DAC

Good morning.
My cd player bit the dust!Instead of spending hard earn money on repairing it, I thought that I could follow a new route and do the following:
use my MacBook pro + audio program upgrade into a good DAC , copy my CD library into the Mac and remove the cd player from the chain, knowing that the Mac has been cleaned and is only functioning as a music transport.
Thoughts?
second topic: since the general consensus is that music CD`s will go the way of cassettes and VHS, music will be either Vinyl records or digital music?
Thoughts again?
Your answers, comments and opinions will be read and pondered. Thank you.
rockanroller
ricred1
1,988 posts
 
I would look into the Bryston BDP-1 or BDP-2.
ricred1
1,988 posts
 
I control my BDP-2 with a iPad mini 3
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erndog
261 posts
 
I say go for it, try it out!

I tried it with my MacBook pro, Amarra, and a very nice usb converter (empirical OR4) it sounded pretty dang good. In the end, I opted for a Salk music server and it sounded even better.

Check the Empirical audio website for lots of good tips to do it.
rhanson739
269 posts
 
Running a headless Mojo Mac Mini into a PS Audio Directstream DAC, playing from iTunes through PureMusic. No CD transport at all. (It works well unless my cable provider craps out, as I just recently had happen.)

I'd suggest hanging an external disc off the MacBook Pro to store your library. This allows you to easily clone your library disc to another disc for safe storage. Plus, you won't get contention on the internal drive between system functions and serving music. Or, NAS is an option.

+1 on checking the Empirical Audio site. That's where I got started. You may also find good info at places like Amarra.
mesch
3,411 posts
 
I use a Mac Pro and a Mac Mini, both with Pure Music into different systems. In both cases I use a USB/Spdif converter into a DAC. I found Pure Music relatively easy to set up and without glitches. With single purchase can be used on 2 computers.

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