@river251 - There are streaming services, like Spotify (free w/ads, or primium w/no ads), Tidal, Qobuz and others that basically have hundreds of thousands of complete albums, or individual tracks, that you can play via an internet connection. You can browse and play whatever you want. Their catalogs are very deep.
When you hear folks talk about streamers, it's simply a dedicated mini-computer that runs a dedicated music streaming OS. Streamers support various streaming services (like the ones I mentioned), internet radio stations like Radio Paradise, and will also find and play any music files you have on your network. So, you could rip all of your CDs to some type of storage, or use a ripper/streamer like the BlueSound Vault to store and play-back your ripped CDs, as well as everything else I mentioned.
Good luck. I hope you find something you love.
When you hear folks talk about streamers, it's simply a dedicated mini-computer that runs a dedicated music streaming OS. Streamers support various streaming services (like the ones I mentioned), internet radio stations like Radio Paradise, and will also find and play any music files you have on your network. So, you could rip all of your CDs to some type of storage, or use a ripper/streamer like the BlueSound Vault to store and play-back your ripped CDs, as well as everything else I mentioned.
Good luck. I hope you find something you love.