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Streaming music- not the end all music solution but one main advantage?

I noticed here on Agon that there are audiophiles who dislike streaming and some who like it. Some who hate digital and only like analog (think turntables and vinyl). Many who hate MQA and some that really listen to many MQA titles. Also some who really like the technical superiority of some equipment over others and really dig specs and others who trust their ears more.
What I like about streaming is the VAST every growing list of songs, artists and albums I can audition. I cannot own all this music in my home library and I cannot add 50-100 new albums daily. To me, for one who puts music before the equipment, this is the greatest advantage of streaming music.... I am much much more exposure to music. I don’t need to own it, but after a listen to a new artist, new song or new album that the I MUST have, I can buy the digital download or the analog version. What say you...about streaming?
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All good and helpful comments. As indicated by some fellow goners here, streaming should be able to co-exist with other tried and true music playback avenues (both analog and digital-to-analog). I have always been a fan of cassette tape, reel-to-reel tape, vinyl and turntables of all kinds, CDs and even dare I say 8-tracks (haha).
It has been noticed in my neck of the woods (Ohio,USA) many video clubs are closing because of such growing popularity of the Smartv, Netflix, Hulu, SlingTV, Amazon and many others. So many people have gone to streaming video and audio I wanted to provide a place to share the positive points.
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Hey mental,
The Bryston is really good stuff. Keep in mind, the Bluesound is budget gear that sounds good. Any Bryston streamer or Bryston DAC might sound better, since one is paying more.
The NAD Master series takes the Bluesound up a notch...at a price..with included BluOS operating software and MQA playback.
Having said that, a Bluesound Node 2i will add 5g wireless connectivity (a fair amount of people have had problems with 2g wireless losing connectivity in the Node 2) and with a better DAC added as an external DAC to the Node 2i, maybe an Ayre Codex, one can take the streaming up a couple notches in sound quality. Just food for thought to try MQA and streaming at it’s full bloom.
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Some people don’t like them, but I have found the Powerline adapters very useful in situations where one cannot run another Ethernet cable for a wired connection (thus extending their router to another room in the house) and cannot get a wireless signal to that distant room. For anyone who does not know, Powerline adapters give your AC or electrical lines the ability to transmit an internet or data signal the same as an Ethernet cable would do. Works for me like a charm, and it does not cause noise, although that is a major drawback for some.
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