Elephas
Headphoneus Supremus
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Getting good sound out of a computer transport isn't difficult, but it may not be inexpensive. It can get more complicated if you're trying to optimize and going for the last few percentages.
The first thing you need is an external DAC. A good one.
Next thing you need is a way to get the digital output to the DAC. If it is a USB DAC, you'll obviously use USB. Otherwise, a sound card such as RME or Lynx will work very well. I've had good results using a 9632's AES/EBU output.
Next, choose your software, maybe iTunes or Foobar2000. There are other options but these two work fine for me.
Then, set up your playlists and enjoy your music whenever and in the order you want instead of having to sticj discs one at a time into a CDP.
Oh, you'll also need to rip your CD's into lossless format if you haven't already. It is time-consuming, but you only need to do it once.
P.S. If you have SACDs and a player, you'll want to keep them around. Rip the CD layer to the computer and compare the sound quality against playing the SACD. If they are close, you're doing OK. But you'll probably need to "optimize" further.
The first thing you need is an external DAC. A good one.
Next thing you need is a way to get the digital output to the DAC. If it is a USB DAC, you'll obviously use USB. Otherwise, a sound card such as RME or Lynx will work very well. I've had good results using a 9632's AES/EBU output.
Next, choose your software, maybe iTunes or Foobar2000. There are other options but these two work fine for me.
Then, set up your playlists and enjoy your music whenever and in the order you want instead of having to sticj discs one at a time into a CDP.
Oh, you'll also need to rip your CD's into lossless format if you haven't already. It is time-consuming, but you only need to do it once.
P.S. If you have SACDs and a player, you'll want to keep them around. Rip the CD layer to the computer and compare the sound quality against playing the SACD. If they are close, you're doing OK. But you'll probably need to "optimize" further.