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Getting close to giving up on CD's

I have a mid fi system ( B&W 803D, Rotel amps, Oppo 203 BD, Anthem processor). I set up a NAS drive with the intent to re rip my CD's to highest quality possible but when I purchased the Anthem AVM 60 and the newer Oppo  I tried ROON with hi rez files I had purchased from HD tracks along with a subscription to Tidal. It has been close to a year and I have only gone to my CD collection a few times. Roon plays directly through the Oppo flawlessly. Been pretty happy with quality of the streaming through the OPPO. At this point I am not sure I see a point to re-ripping my collection when I can get CD quality or better with the options above.

Things can only get better with a dedicated DAC, if I go that direction I am not sure I will even keep my CD's unless it is something rare or super obscure.    


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lowrider57
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If you own a high quality CD rig, there's a great reason to keep playing CDs. The price of original flat recordings on CD are dirt cheap. And they sound so much better than remasters. 
  The technology of CD playback has made it possible for Redbook to sound like never before.

If you already own a CD setup, there's no reason that streaming and CD can't coexist.

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@mental , the streaming services mentioned do stream lossless files.
Tidal, Qobuz, Dezeer UK all stream CD quality 16/44.1 and hires 24/96. They are subscription services.


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@mental , 
Use Google and the Agon archives with keywords streaming, or Tidal and start reading.
There are the providers such as Tidal, but also the hardware involved. Streaming can be done thru a computer or a dedicated streaming device.

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Does anyone consider going to the ultimate analog source? 15 ips 1/2” 2 track reel to reel?

That's my ultimate goal way down the road.  Worked in the business and love reel to reel...for home it would be 1/4" tape, 15ips. 
  It's a very expensive hobby to do it right. Quite a few members have outstanding R to R setups.

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