Netflix audio quality playback does not compare to DVD or Blu-ray disks!


https://www.fastcompany.com/90342710/netflix-is-improving-its-audio-quality-for-surround-sound-users...

Netflix and other streaming services have worse than CD quality sound.

I guess most people have mediocre sound bar playback audio for home theater, and I understand they could care less, or are unaware of better sound quality.

Most Blu-ray audio is high rez ( better than CD quality).

And DVD audio quality can be CD quality.

When will steaming services realize that some home theater systems have expensive sound playback?

I feel that there is still a need for physical disc play back in home theater if you care about sound quality.

Some steaming sites like Tidal, Berlin Philharmonic, Met Opera, Radio Paradise,Vimeo, and others have at least CD quality playback.





don_c55
“For users with Dolby Digital 5.1 systems, Netflix will now stream audio at up to 640 kbps, versus 192 kbps previously, and Dolby Atmos users will get bitrates up to 768 kbps. At these compression rates, Netflix says the sound quality is “indistinguishable” from a 24-bit studio master recording. (Some audiophiles may disagree, but presumably most people wouldn’t be able to perceive a difference.)”

Well, at least that’s a step in right direction. I hate to break it to you, the physical media (blu ray) is pretty much dead. 

“I guess most people have mediocre sound bar playback audio for home theater, and I understand they could care less, or are unaware of better sound quality”

When you buy that soundbar with a sub in one box from LG, Sony or Samsung don’t expect miracles...you get what you pay for!
I have a Sangean WFT-1 Internet radio player and I'm not getting anything like CD quality playback on Radio Paradise or any other station.  Not to derail the thread but how do I get CD quality?  I'm old and don't follow all this new fangled digital stuff.  Thanks for any suggestions.
For great movies that never show up on steaming, and that I can play over and over (think Classics), I still believe disks are the way to go IMO!
@wlutke 

Radio Paradise has a lossless option (CD quality) on my Apple TV app.

I am talking Video Steaming not radio playback.
Blu-ray, DVD disks, and CDs are dirt cheap, and you "own" the media, not rent it!

I care and want the best experience.

Physical media will not vanish before I am dead!