Sound quality issues streaming from Tidal vs CD

You can achieve cd quality sound or better through streaming, both Tidal and Qobuz are great choices. I would say Pro-Ject Streambox S2 Ultra and cheap USB cable is the weak link.

A component like Vitus deserves a high quality all purpose built audio streaming device, try something like Aurender N100C, Lumin U1 Mini or U1. Use a decent quality USB or SPDIF cable and you will hear definite improvements over S2 Ultra.

It might be the streamer.  The quality of the streamer matters just as the quality of your CD player matters.  I'm not familiar with that streamer, so don't have any comment on how it compares to others.

Streaming music can sound as good as CD, a lot depends on the components used.  Just as a CD may sound better or worse depending on the player, the sound quality of your streaming experience will vary based on your setup. 

The quality of your internet connection, cables, your router, and whether you're using a wired or wireless connection may also affect sound quality.

Both Qobuz and Tidal sound excellent.  I use both.

@big_greg - my internet connection is wired. The Project stream box ultra is a budget network bridge (around $1000) whereas the Vitus CD player is high-end gear. Maybe that is the issue: a top cd transport vs a budget network transport.

I had had not considered the router - what qualities are required for optimal Tidal delivery?

If you own a Laptop as an experiment download the PC app for
Tidal and try the USB connection from your Laptop.
This works for me. Should work for you too.

Doug

It could be that your CD player is so good that the streamer doesn't compare favorably. 

I have a Marantz KI Pearl CD player and it sounds better (to me) than any of my other source components, including my streamers. 

I am using lower cost streamers (Bluesound Node 2 @$500 each) in two systems.  In my main system I have one connected to my Auralic Vega DAC and it sounds great.  Not quite as good as the Marantz CD player, but close.  In my bedroom, I have the Bluesound connected to a Mytek Liberty DAC.  I think it sounds as good or better than the Oppo BDP-105D that I use for CD/SACD in that system. 

In my computer system I am streaming from my computer to a MHDT Labs Orchid DAC via USB and it sounds as good or better than the CD player I have in that system (a cheapo Japanese Onkyo SACD player).  

I don't know enough about router technology to provide specifics on what to look for.  High speed and low data loss would seem to be the most obvious things. 

Having a wired connection as you do is said by most to be better than wireless. 

I haven't experimented enough to say whether cables make much difference, but you might consider trying better cables (both the USB and the ethernet).

I'm a little surprised that feeding the signal into the same DAC as your CD player uses isn't producing similar sound quality.  I need to try sending my Bluesound's signal to my Marantz player and see how it compares to the Auralic.

Hopefully someone can chime in that has experience with the gear you have and/or can speak more to the technical issues that might help you have a better streaming experience.