smarco;326191 Wrote: > Here are my questions. > > 1. Is the $3K or $30K CD transporter better than $20 CD drive in > pulling out the digital data from a CD? Is there any $1K CD drive for > Hi-Fi ripping? (I mean $1K for the CD drive itself not for the > automated machine.) > > 2. Is the loss of data in streaming or storing really significant? > Yeah... I see some digital cables priced over $1K. If so, the shorter > paths like the option 2 and 3 are supposed to be better than the option > 1. Is it true? > > 3. What makes the $3K CD transporter worth other than the minimized > loss (if so) in its circutry? > In my opinion:
1. What is important is the software that you use to extract and it's ability to control data loss. Hardware is not important : any decent 20$-drive could do the job. 2. No, there's NO loss in data streaming or storing, simply because data are packed in protocols that don't accept ANY errors (Ethernet for streaming, disk-controller device protocols for hard disks). 3. Once the data flow is received through the network device (Ethernet) at the final node (TP or SB) the transformation (and loss) begins, simply because there are NO protocols anymore : just plain transformations. So, each components/circuitry quality is important : better design, more expensive components result in a better (with less loss) digital or analog signal. Is the quality/price ration better on TP than SB ? Is the difference worth investing for ? Only your setup/eurs can tell. -- Themis SB3 - Denon 3808 - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50690 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
