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What is the highest quality digital music file? Where can I get it?

I was reading a forum from another site suggesting that streaming was fine for background but not good enough for serious listening. I realize that there are lots of opinions out there but it made me question my source. Currently, I am set up to stream only using Qobuz through a Bluesound node. I have a CD player but no media at the moment. For quality of sound, am I better off with other sources? If so, where do I get them?

njwvista
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lalitk
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+1, @vonhelmholtz

@njwvista

Qobuz sound quality is pretty darn good. Keep the Node and add a external DAC’s within your budget. If you afford it, grab this DAC before it’s gone, you won’t regret it!

 

kota1
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To upgrade to a better streamer or external DAC you are probably talking $1000 minimum. You can buy a LOT of CD's for $1000 espescially second hand. Buy 1 CD to stsrt and compare it to the streaming version in your rig. At the end you will know what to do. You OWN physical media which is nice. I hate it when a straming vendor suddenly drops a track or album I favorited.

njwvista OP
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I plan on buying a few CDs to test quality. It's good to hear opinions of streaming quality vs other formats being new to it. Also to hear what gear pairs nicely. 

invalid
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The bluesound sounds way better with a good dac. My node 2 sounded okay with the analog outputs but it was lacking details air and speed, I added a tube dac into the mix now it's so much better. I also noticed that if I tried using the node 2's tone controls the soundstage shrank considerably.

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