Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming

Just get the steaming service and be done with it.  I have a "family plan" from Tidal with 5 users, so it comes to $6 month/user.  I am by no means wealthy, but that is a trivial expense for me.

I just recently subscribed to Idagio.  So far I have been very impressed.  Searching (classical) is much better than Tidal (Tidal is great for pop).  If you have enough information about the specific performance you want, you will either find it or they don't have it.

I still buy records and CDs.  But I am constantly amazed by what is available through my streaming services.

PS:  the streaming services I use stream up to 16/44.1.  I am perfectly content with that.  I used to use Classical Archives (excellent service) that streams 320 kbps.  Yes, I can tell the difference, but only if I really concentrate on sound quality and listen for specific sound signatures of compressed files.  That is exhausting, and I'll wager that if you tested me I would be less discerning than I think I am.  It's like the difference between having 22 vs. 23 marshmallows in you bowl of Lucky Charms.  But if you obsess on it, it could ruin your listening experience.  YMMV.

+1 marshmallows

Well, after obtaining a streamer (Arcam,)  and dumping Chromecast Audio, I still find CDs superior sonically to streaming when comparing identical tracks.
 The streamer is close though.

rvpiano, maybe I missed it but did you mention what CD player you have? Someone else had a similar experience as yours using an Esoteric K-05x player which is obviously difficult to match with most if not all streaming devices. It needs to be apple to apple comparison.