Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile?

+1 @falconquest 
However the op has been conspicuous by his absence of late so not sure if he will respond to that excellent question.

Tidal hifi/master sounds better than anything I've tried. I have both a Tidal and a Spoitfy account. I've A/B'd recordings I'm very familiar with and those I'm not - Tidal wins every time.

Useless without a proper DAC however.

I love Tidal. I stream their jazz collection through my Oppo BDP 103 into my DAC and it is wonderful. So many good albums and so fun to search for the really good sounding ones. Multibit dac. 

Another great, and completely free streaming option is the HiDef Radio app for iPhone. Probably available on android. And i think you can just use their website now.  Download it and search for the jazzgroove.org channel (if you like that kind of music). 128kbps stream. Extremely nice for casual listening. Run it thru USB into your dac and it is very nice. I do use a usb decrapper, but not much more. Cables are pretty low level. Nice sound.

Yes, only the audiophiles who want access to massive quantities of music of all varieties, though.