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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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rvpiano
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Both CDs and streaming sound very good on my system with CDs having a definite edge.  But ever since I acquired the GeerFab Sound extractor, SACDs have been my go-to for sound quality.  SACDs come very close to analog with this device.  Red book CDs are enhanced sonically as well with it.
Records still sound the best though.
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rvpiano
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Although I do stream with Qobuz, and the sound is very good,
 on my system, streaming sonically comes in last place to (in order):
 LP’s, SACDs and red book CDs.
The difference in SQ amazes me every time I play a record.
Of course streaming is much easier, and it has a limitless variety of selections.
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