CD Alternative


At present I have around 1200 CD's which are played on a Cal Audio/Benchmark DAC 1.  I am looking for some guidance regarding the potential use of high res streaming or ripping and having a server.  I have no idea which option/equipment to pursue or if there is another option to consider.  This all started when I recently went to audition speakers with a few CD's but discovered this was the old fashioned way and instead used a "Roon Streamer" I think.   Secondly the Cal Audio is about 25+ years old and the DAC 1 is 16 yrs old.  Thanks in advance for your responses as I am absolutely confused with the digital path to take. 
xagwell
Uhhhh what? A person liking playlists or searching for new music or whatever, has nothing to do with bad sound quality lol

very odd statement and generalization. 
No cd for me.... I already owned near 10,000 one few years ago...

No streaming also...
 
I am retired and dont have money to spend anymore...


Only files....
bigtwin
I have a $500 Audiolab 6000CDT transport and my Hegel 590 has a first class DAC built in. The first CD I ever bought was Ry Cooder’s Bop Till You Drop around 1982. I still listen to CDs about 50% of the time I spend with music, which is about 2 hours every evening. Despite what anyone else may say, I can’t hear the difference between my CD or vinyl collections.
The vinyl was very similar in DR with the earlier CD’s, only the last re-issue got compressed in 2014, and these are usually also the streamed/downable ones.

https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Ry+Cooder&album=Bop+Till+You+Drop

Cheers George
As usual great stimulating responses from the community.  I am not aware of an "appreciable" monetary value associated with CD's.  Accordingly, the rip/server route is appealing.  I just read about an Aurender A30 which has server/streaming capability along with an Acronova Nimbie for high volume ripping which is also appealing.  I was not familiar with either of these until this tread so THANK YOU!
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