"I am learning and it got me thinking which will always result in more ignorant questions. So...
I get the impression that the cabling between the computer and DAC or transport and DAC is very important to sound quality.
Is this true?
If so, is there emperical proof to support this or do we wander off into another whole great speaker wire debate?
My goal is simply to understand as the cabling question is going to be there unless one buys a CDP, so I hope that I do not offend anyone by asking."
I don't think your questions are ignorant. As long as their honest questions, who cares? Theres no need to justify them.
With regard to your cable concern, I'll add a couple of things. First is that cables do make a difference and can enhance the sound quality of your system. Second thing is, don't carried away with them. Quite often, I see people put the importance of cables equal to, and sometimes even more, than other components. I believe thats a mistake. I would suggest that your pick your components first. Once you have everything in place, then start looking into cables. If your expectations are too high, you might be very disappointed. Also, if you're reading equipment reviews, its sometimes easy to get caught up in the description of how the cable sounds (or any other component, for that matter), and loose track on the real improvement you can expect. I'm not questioning the honesty of the reviewers. Its just very difficult to convey how a piece of audio gear sounds using only words.
I get the impression that the cabling between the computer and DAC or transport and DAC is very important to sound quality.
Is this true?
If so, is there emperical proof to support this or do we wander off into another whole great speaker wire debate?
My goal is simply to understand as the cabling question is going to be there unless one buys a CDP, so I hope that I do not offend anyone by asking."
I don't think your questions are ignorant. As long as their honest questions, who cares? Theres no need to justify them.
With regard to your cable concern, I'll add a couple of things. First is that cables do make a difference and can enhance the sound quality of your system. Second thing is, don't carried away with them. Quite often, I see people put the importance of cables equal to, and sometimes even more, than other components. I believe thats a mistake. I would suggest that your pick your components first. Once you have everything in place, then start looking into cables. If your expectations are too high, you might be very disappointed. Also, if you're reading equipment reviews, its sometimes easy to get caught up in the description of how the cable sounds (or any other component, for that matter), and loose track on the real improvement you can expect. I'm not questioning the honesty of the reviewers. Its just very difficult to convey how a piece of audio gear sounds using only words.