Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming

@rvpiano,

In order to use Aurender Conductor App, you must own and install one of the Aurender music server. The Conductor app only works with Aurender server. 

I used to own various CD players (and DACs - Meridian, Meitner...)

Then I switched to streaming from iTunes and then from a raspberry pi to my Benchmark DAC.

Sounds just as good as any CDs sounded in my system.


Tidal sounds fantastic!

Lalitk,

Now you tell me! LOL
No wonder I went crazy trying to squeeze blood out of a stone.
Sounds like a great device, though.

kahlenz You must be kidding I hope. Classical and jazz sound are acceptable to hear with compressed sound? That’s utter nonsense. Classical and jazz are especially critical to hear (and enjoy) with a full panoply of dynamics, both micro and macro. Post 1995 pop recordings are typically highly compressed- no need to expend that music.  Listening to heavy metal and hard rock from the 60's to the 80's have generally compressed dynamic ranges anyway.   

Also very compressed modern music can sound just fine at higher spl's if your system and room is good (neutral) enough in the bass region. For some "audiophile" systems this may not be the fact.