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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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rego
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@tonywinga, DSotM is a remarkable recording ... great experience post.
rego
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Some Report a superior experience with CD (Re Book) playback ...
and Streaming can be inexpensive.
If you have a ton of CDs you may want to focus on a physical Media Player rather than streaming for example.
rego
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My listening tells me I hear a difference between 44 / 16 and 96 / 24 files when streaming and less of a difference going to 192 / 24.

Therefore going to 384 / 32 could produce a bump if the the recording would support the higher sample rate.

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