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If you want the utmost clarity from your CDs
Asctim, if you haven’t tried it YOU are speaking theoretically. Observation is part of the scientific method.  
CD transport vs.streaming
As I initiated in another post, my just bought Herbie’s Black Hole CD Mat has been a game changer.  With thus device CDs sound better than streaming on my system. Suddenly CDs become more relevant to me.  
If you want the utmost clarity from your CDs
Dinov,   I don’t think you’ll be sorry.  
If you want the utmost clarity from your CDs
If I am to believe those who have NOT ACTUALLY HEARD the disc I must have a vivid imagination.  
If you want the utmost clarity from your CDs
All I can say is that on my set it brought everything better into focus.  
If you want the utmost clarity from your CDs
Like dayglow said  
Lieder anyone?
Record stores? Where're there record stores anymore?  
Lieder anyone?
I’m very frustrated when it comes to lieder.  They can be listened to for the beauty of the music, but that’s only half the picture.  A lied  is  comprised of  music AND words. It’s an artistic entity in which the words have to be a part. Since li... 
CD transport vs.streaming
Yes, streaming is a miracle of sorts.  Particularly to those who have needlessly amassed several thousand CDs and records.  
Classical Music for Aficionados
Fenmoore, Try Presto Classical. Also Amazon  
CD transport vs.streaming
lalitk, The D.BOB is a device which connects to your universal player or SACD player and uses it as a transport for your SACDs. It remarkably improves the sound which you get from the player alone.  
CD transport vs.streaming
As ericgeer says: I can testify that an SACD with the GeerFab Audio D.BOB device sounds better than streaming or red book CD.  
CD transport vs.streaming
Being blissfully unaware of the complications I just set up my streamer to my DAC and have great sound that rivals my CDs.  
CD transport vs.streaming
I think hshifi has it right.  Both sources are going through my Benchmark DAC.  This may be the determining factor.    
Eva Cassiday Blew Me Away with her cover of Wayfaring Stranger....
Off topic, but another singer with an incredible voice who died at a similar age was Karen Carpenter. Also incomparable. But of course she had tremendous commercial success in her short life.