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Which Has Best Sound Quality -- CD vs. Tidal vs. FLAC Uploaded From Burned CD
Tidal MQA (compressed 92kHz/24bit)> CD (original 44.1kHz/16bit)= FLAC (lossless 44.1/16) 
Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player
Don't rule out Qobuz if you talk about stream. You should try Qobuz studio 192khz/24 bit. Compare to CD, it is day and night. Try it yourself. 
CD/SACD Player that is at least as good as OPPO BDP 103D
Among all these, I would pick an Oppo 105D. Why? Not only it play all format, it can stream directly from netflix and tidal. Why direct stream is improtant? because you would avoid cables and computer. it has a balanced out stereo as well as 7.1 a... 
CD/SACD Player that is at least as good as OPPO BDP 103D
A used Oppo 95. $500. Beat any CD player under $1000. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Qubuz 192kHz/24bit music. 
Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player
Of course you can tell the difference. I used Tidal MQA and compare it to CD as well as Tidal lossless 44.1k/16bit.  Tidal MQA (192k, 96k, 88.2k/24bit)>Tidal 44.1k/16=CDNow I am listening to Qobuz studio 192k/24bit, 96k/24bit. I can tell you Qo... 
List iof 192khz/24bit music in Qobuz
Come out a lot of Norah Jones. 
Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player
When you stream Tidal, you have to choose setting to fixed or variable signal and computer decode or DAC direct. I would do fixed and external DAC decode (assume you have a good DAC and pre-amp). I like Oppo 105D Tidal app. It allows me to browse ... 
Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player
Since I have Tidal. I rarely touch my CD. Sound quality are the same. Now all CD are ripped to digital files and play with my Oppo 205. MQA definitely sounds better then 44.1k/16bit. Now I use Qobuz, HiRes music 96k/24bit sounds better than MQA. I... 
DSD vs PCM .. Truth or Myth
DSD (SACD) is a 5.0 5xfull freq format. PCM is a stereo format. L-C-R-RH-RR would be much better sound image than 2 channel. 
Is OPPO worth the inflated price?
I think it is worth the price. From 205 you will get a 4K player, a 32 bit PCM and DSD music player, balanced out (stereo), 7.1 (or 5.0 for DSD) out. An earhphone amp and pre-amp. I can’t name other play offer these @ $3000 range. If you spend $10... 
Qobuz.
Qobuz has more bodies than Tidal MQA. But the Qobuz App beta is difficult to look compare to Tidal. Lack of App on Apple TV and Oppo 105, 204 player is another draw back. Tidal HiFi/MQA has $9.99 price discount for student and Sprint customer. I w... 
Have New L.K.S. HM-DA9038 with Oppo95 won't play SACD's, HDMI input on DAC is for 12S data
No SACD play can send DSD by HDMI. ESS9038 is a delta-sigma DAC which is suitable for DSD playback.  
A Tidal/Deezer Streamer to augment Oppo 105?
If both of them stream Lossless FLAC, then toss the coin. No need of both. I would prefer Tidal because it has MQA and more popular. Deezer is in British pound and more expensive. I would like to try Qobuz for naitve 96/24. 
Newbie questions - Seeking a streamer with the right features - I'm confused!
You don't need another streamer. Your laptop or PC is your streamer. You could load Tidal or Qobus app onto your PAC and use USB cable to connect to you Parasound P5. On window based PC, you might need install P5 DAC driver. Mac you don't need.