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Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming

I’ve found that the SQ of my red book CDs exceeds that of streaming using the identical recordings for comparison. (I’m not including hi res technology here.)
I would like to stop buying CDs, save money, and just stream, but I really find I enjoy the CDs more because of the better overall sonic performance.
 I stream with Chromecast Audio using  the same DAC (Schiit Gumby) as I play CDs through.
I’m wondering if others have had the same experience
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rvpiano OP
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In a head to head comparison between Tidal, Qobuz, IDAGIO and Spotify, Tidal does have the best SQ.  Which creates a dilemma for the classical music lover.  The search engine stinks vs. IDAGIO.  Very hard to find a specific performance. Very easy on IDAGIO.
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rvpiano OP
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Even on my Chromecast Audio, Tidal sounds fantastic!
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rvpiano OP
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If I knew Tidal streaming was so great I  wouldn’t have ordered my new (non returnable) streamer.  But I guess it’ll have more features.
wolf_garcia
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Ever have the "stream" go down due to internet provider issues? Also, it may be some strain of Luddite in my head, but I also am not into yelling commands at a little gizmo sending my privacy out into the clouds...my streamer is deaf, and my CDs are permanent items, not cloud based intruders.
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lalitk
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wolfie....you crack me up with your cave man mentality 😉


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