CD transport vs.streaming

After starting this thread several months ago, I concur with kennymacc above that streaming sounds so good and is so convenient that I find myself doing that much more than anything else. I still think CDs sound about identical, and that has to do more with the quality of the DAC than anything else.

I know some of the clowns above (and jokers) are able to HEAR, but how many of them actually know how to LISTEN?  The speakers are ALWAYS the most critical component that affects one's perception of sonic characteristics.  And when I hear nonsense where one ranks speakers as number 3 or 4 in the hierarchy of components which are most important, that's when I know I'm dealing with uninformed loud-mouth amateurs.

today i compared one of my favorite recordings. Samuel Barber on Telarc Essay for Orchestra to streaming. DAC Denafrips Pontus. the ripped file dusted the Tidal streamed file. my Streamer is a Bluesound Node 2i channeled into the same DAC  i also attend the Symphony on a regular basis. my standards are pretty high. Rega electronics and ATC speakers.