Streaming Is To Audio What Red Plastic Cups Are To Wine

 Last July I heard the debut of the Wilson Sabrina V loudspeakers streaming was on dCS gear. I was able to play several tracks of Ann Burton- New York State Of Mind which ended up having superior SQ using my Japanese pressed CD on my home system. Yes, only 1 example but 99% + digitally streamed files have much poorer SQ than the Ann Burton recording. Also consider 99% + of Audiophiles do not own digital gear on the level of dCS. Streaming music at audio shows is used strictly for convenience nothing else.

@kennymacc  "Yet another vinyl vs digital/streaming debate (yawning)? "  I don’t think it is a debate so much as a statement of individual priorities.  I am a collector and collect records and CDs.  They all sound however they sound to me.  Mostly my interest is old jazz.  It is axiomatic that a lot of the music I listen to is only available on old, scratchy records.  Through the miracles of the times a lot of the noise can be ameliorated with a Sugar Cube, so it is all good.  There is a lot of old jazz getting put on CDs too, mostly in the EU.  For a collector, streaming is a search engine.  What is there to debate?

Too much vinyl noise.

I just set up a new table , with my previous arm and cartridge and it sounds great.   My girlfriend was over Sunday and we played a bunch of LPs.   

We did some streaming too  but I really think pre-CD era vinyl can sound great.  

I like CDs too ,  I use streaming only for convenience and to discover music.  If  I really like the majority of an album I'll buy it.   Most of my CDs and records are albums I listen through start to end.  

With streaming you can find some gems you want to own and avoid duds with only a few good tracks.