The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs

Buy music?

The simple answer no.

I have two Aurender streamers using Qobuz and if the published resolution is the same and, of course the same mastering, then no.

Qobuz supplies over half a million high Rez recordings and millions at CD quality level. If you want high quality sound then I recommend upgrading your streamer and (depending on your system) the rest of your system.

@carlsbad2 that's what I was thinking, right.

@ghdprentice am always trying to up my game, the pulsemini was a welcome addition to the mix. Am currently thinking of the Parasound halo hint 6 as the next victim in this madness. Hoping this will replace the Marantz 7025 power amp, using a Marantz sr5015. Hoping to use the parasound w/ht pass through. Have some kef ls50meta, along with a rel ht1003. Synergistic research foundation power and speaker, audioquest evergreen interconnect, and iconoclast power, for cableing. Any thoughts on this is appreciated. 

@vonhelmholtz look above, have tried to post my system on the sight, I get stupid or something, but i cant figure it out, sorry. My budget is around $2500 a year. Thanks for any input you may have.

Are you talking CDs? or digitally downloaded purchases such as apple music.   I'm not sure they even do that any more. 

Thank you for the additional info.

First, if you click on your UserID… a couple times you will eventually find, “create a virtual system”. If you get their it becomes easy. Easy to post photos and ID your system.

I looked up the components you have. I assume if you are on a fixed income that means you are retired. My initial conclusion is to take your time. Look very carefully at all your components before moving forward.

If carefully considered, one can make great improvements with $2.5K… and even greater in a year or two. But, to do this a very careful strategy is required. We will have to make sure the components you are considering will move you towards the sound you like.

Typically, one would have about 35% of your investment in speakers. Having two sets just dilutes the effectiveness. Also, combining with an AV Processor will degrade the sound. All of these things need be considered to move forward efficiently.

If we can see your current system / venue, this will help a lot. I am also happy to discuss privately via private message.