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What is really the purpose of streaming??

What is really the main purpose on streaming?? Is it just a big convenience to have music and artists at your fingertips? Is it that you get a better sound than cds? What if you have a cd player with an exceptional DAC built in like the Rega Saturn R . To me when cds came out i never looked back on my LPs. I thought cd playback was the best. Now i hear alot of streaming talk. Can someone clarify this to me ? 
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roberjerman
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Just convenience! And no way of checking the provenance of the data - unlike physical media (RTR, LP, CD).
roberjerman
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I will stick with something I can trust - physical media! 
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tattooedtrackman OP
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Thanks. Thats what i thought. 
cymbop
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In my system, into my DAC, streaming sounds better than CDs ripped to flac on my hard drive.

And for $20/month, I can play about 90% of the albums that have ever been recorded.

In case the internet breaks, I still have all my ripped CDs.  But as long as those tubes are flowing, I'll take a stream, please.
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mapman
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Its mostly about easy access to music.  It can also be about top notch sound but does not have to be.  Same true about records, CDs, whatever.

CD or streaming can both be top notch if done well/right.  Same true with vinyl.    

It is probably easier these days for most people to have a chance at getting top notch sound at an affordable price using streaming.    Also streaming offers many user experience focused features that many will find beneficial in addition to the sound quality.   Of course some will not...

So combine cost, good sound quality and a myriad of value added features available and its easy to see why this is where things are and will continue to go.

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