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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?
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mofojo
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What do you specifically hear with Qobuz that’s better than Amazon Hd and Tidal? 
mofojo
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I just started a Qobuz trial. Too early to tell if there is much (any) difference between Amazon HD. I can play the same songs right after each other and plan to do a comparison soon. I have listened exclusively to Qobuz for the past 2 days along with cd rips on a thumb drive. I thought the thumb drive sounded noticeably better than Amazon HD and I'm not getting that sense with Qobuz thus far. Noticeably is still a minor difference and I could live with either. 

My system is fairly revealing so if there is a difference I should be able to hear it. 
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