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Originally Posted by imcarthur
Nothing will beat a dedicated single play CD player. As an alternative, rip to wav files on a server and get a good outboard dac.
Any compression - including lossless - will be a compromise.
Ian
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I've tested that on my system and cannot hear the difference.
I doubt he will either, as my system is not cheap. Perhaps someone afflicted with much better hearing than I and using a $50,000 system could hear the difference...
I tested with Cal Icon; 6 ft. Maggies; Sonic Frontiers pre-amp...
I am slowly ripping all my CDs - I have thousands, not just hundreds. I plan to retain a few of them, just in case they someday do sound better than the ripped file, or if the HD breaks, etc.