CD or Streaming... am I missing out?


I listen to CD in my headphone office system. Use a Theta Compli transport and a very nice and pricey tube 16/44 DAC. Have thought about a streaming capability and all its benefits but am both limited by SPDF and by 16/44 only. I also love the analog sound of my tube DAC. Does streaming sound far surpass CD? Am I missing out?
mglik

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I just got my first streamer (Node2i) and Tidal about 6 months ago.  While I am enjoying the selection and music discovery, I cannot think of one time that I was simply blown away by the sound quality.  It's fine.... no complaints.... but I've not been bowled over by anything, like I am with CD or Vinyl playback.  I do know that streaming Tidal from my computer through my pro-audio interface sounds better than the Node2i.  I'm still very happy with the Node2i overall though.  Love the alarm feature. I wake up to an 80's new-wave station every morning.