03-May-2016, 13:29
Although the server has the advantages you mention over the CD player, if a CD player is designed to audiophile specifications it may inject far less noise into the data output than server which is operating at computer level not audiophile level. Many of the high quality CD players buffer to solid state memory before output anyway, but it is impressive that their spinning drive and laser creates less noise than a cheap server. We're also comparing a mature technology (CD players) to a new one (servers) and as with all such curves the mature will be eclipsed as the new matures, but old technology is often more effective than half-baked new stuff. Anyway, I think the difference is not due to any advantage of spinning optical media but rather due to the deficiencies of current servers.
