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CD or Streaming... am I missing out?

I listen to CD in my headphone office system. Use a Theta Compli transport and a very nice and pricey tube 16/44 DAC. Have thought about a streaming capability and all its benefits but am both limited by SPDF and by 16/44 only. I also love the analog sound of my tube DAC. Does streaming sound far surpass CD? Am I missing out?
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headphonedreams
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Some people actually says that a ripped cd played from a hdd sounds even better than cd.

I agree that you are missing out on music. And personally I think the sq difference is very small, whichever direction it goes.
headphonedreams
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Are you comparing Spotify Premium and Amazon HD with Tidal Standard?

I have both Spotify Premium and Tidal Hifi/Master and the latter is clearly much better. I have not tried Tidal Standard so I can't say how it compares.

Regarding the original question if you are missing out I think you are missing a lot of good music if you stick to cd. The sq is probably the same or very close (when you use 16/44 or better).
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