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I will never be interested in streaming and am only interested in CD playback (Redbook + CD-ROM).I have no specific gear in mind as of yet.What do you think would sound best: A $4,000 CD Player or a $2,500 DAC + $1,500 Transport?And would there be less risk of distortion/noise/jitter from a CD player than DAC + Transport (within stated budget)?
That's too bad as streaming ripped music CAN sound better than CDs but I acknowledge it adds another layer of annoyance. In your situation I'd opt for the cheapest transport with a digital output you can find and buy the $4k dac and the best digital cable you can afford to connect them.
Don’t under estimate the difference a quality transport makes.
A PC with software like Foobar2000 that can play a CD directly and a very good DAC sounds better than any CD transport I have heard at any price. If you do consider ripping, Exact Audio Copy is great for building the music library. Then no more searching for the CD to play.
Some say that Dac technology has improved to the point that spending only a few hundred dollars yields the same results as multi thousand dollare dacs and I'm not referrring to just the audiosciencereview bunch with this comment.
So Danny,This subject appears to be about a year old now.What did you end up getting??Did you purchase anything for CD play back? Or go with a new streaming devise? Or did you upgrade some of you analog (TT) system?You have great taste, and I was wondering what you decided on.Thanks, Delta.
Looking at rockadanny system (he has a a very nice setup) ...
... shows a Simon Audio CD5 to NewOnTech Dac 07 I guess that is what he went with?