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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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lalitk
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+1, kalali. 

Not sure why but some folks are just eager to express their uninformed opinions instead of speaking from actual experiences. 

Streaming has come a long way in last 3-4 years. Just invest in a good ‘audio’ streamer / DAC combo along with Tidal subscription and prepare to be amazed. 
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georgehifi
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It’s the same as streaming movies, even though they say it is, the streamed picture and sound never seem to look or sound as good as playing the physical medium dvd or blu-ray disc.

Cheers George
audioengr
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My streamed movies from VUDU are identical to the same played from a Blu-Ray disk.  VUDU is better.

Steve N.

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rvpiano OP
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Question.

 Do streamers have to break in the way everything else does?
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georgehifi
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My streamed movies from VUDU are identical to the same played from a Blu-Ray disk. VUDU is better.
Many don't agree
" VUDU transfers UHD at a bitrate of about 15mbps while 4k UHD discs can reach 50-60 mbps. That’s ALOT of compression on VUDUs side."

https://www.google.com/search?q=VUDU+HD+quality+bad&rlz=1C1CHZL_enAU820AU820&oq=VUDU+HD+qual...

https://www.reddit.com/r/vudu/comments/7pxeux/vudu_4k_uhd_streaming_vs_4k_uhd_bluray/

Cheers George
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