CD transport vs.streaming

CD play still sounds better to me on my system, albeit less convenient.

Until the Internet goes down, all too commonplace.

Certainly not enough to perspire about.

Retired, older so what?

A SOTA transport sounds better to me than any of 5 streamers through the same DAC. Same for local files. Not enough better to care in the least. When the Internet stops so does streaming.

Right in the middle of a track.

Anyone that thinks high res is perceptibly better never did the AIX challenge.

russ69 What?

My ripped files played locally sound better than the files received from the streaming service. Original source? Ha ha ha.

Copy a CD to a gold blank and check your hypothesis.

I had the slide rule and the TI-50. Now I have 6 streamers.

This post was not about telling anyone what to do.

Then again there was no question merely an "I wonder "

I don't..

Missed points, a common occurrence around here.

charles1dad on the money 

Enjoy the music.

Allow an observation pleze.

At least one professional seems to think that CD’s and lossless streaming sound similar enough, as do I.

The co-founder of an audiophile record label and an online Redbook plus file sales site pulled all of his stuff from Tidal and Qobuz while leaving the mp3’s on Spotify because he doesn’t want to hurt sales:

David Chesky.

Yes the CD blows Spotify away.

On $135 worth of RC Chinese amplification.

@sns

Ah that’s why they call it a hobby

Enjoy the tinkering.

All I can do is report on my personal experience.

NOT distinctly different, NOT identical like the OP.

A quality streaming setup is gonna outperform a cruddy CDP every time.

​​​​​​​Probably.