CD transport vs.streaming

@nitewulf Agree mastering most important variable. By the way, what is your conclusion as to cd transport vs. streaming?

Bottom line for me is while I haven't listened with transport in a long time, I don't doubt cd playing has a rightful place in top flight sound reproduction. Streaming also has it's place up there as well, those who claim it doesn't need to hear optimized steaming setup.

@sns - I don't think there is much difference except if you like the physical experience of putting on a CD, similar to vinyl. Vinyl itself is a different issue because the sound is different and so on, but the experience itself is also enjoyable. CD vs Streaming, when you are using a certain class of equipment, I don't think there is a sound quality difference and of course you can't beat the sheer convenience of streaming, as well as the enrichment - if you use a service, you can curate playlists, mixes, get recommendations to new artists and tracks, create radio stations to your liking and there are almost an infinite number of music for you to explore, and so on.

Yes, streaming is a miracle of sorts.  Particularly to those who have needlessly amassed several thousand CDs and records.

this is an excellent thread... another just started thread about cd transports got me to come back to this one, lots of great discussion and info here

As I initiated in another post, my just bought Herbie’s Black Hole CD Mat has been a game changer.  With thus device CDs sound better than streaming on my system.

Suddenly CDs become more relevant to me.