To Stream or Not to Stream


Need advice Audiogoners... I'm considering jumping into the streaming "waters". The features of the Aurender ACS 10 are most appealing to me, specifically the CD ripper feature (have a collection in excess 7k CD's). Would coupling the Aurender with the Schitt YGGDRASIL be a good pairing? Recommendations and suggestions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks
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Streaming is for background music only. In no way shape or form is it ready for serious listening. Even streaming off your own system is problematic. Playing Hi Res files directly is fine. Just subject to the same variability all recorded music is. To be an audiophile one has to be a collector of music. The two are inseparable. 
IMHO streaming is for people who like music just not enough to collect it, who are not serious about their systems or know what they are missing.