How is online radio so transparent?


I listen to Radio International Jazz streaming on the internet at my office. I have a Philips Mini system for this. It's a very good sounding mini system but is truly lo fi. It's connected via rca to mini plugs to my Dell desktop. In this very cheap setup the speakers play with extreme transparency, midrange detail and clarity, midbass too. This little system really cooks. To my ears this kind of performance is right up there in the upper mid-fi. How is this kind of quality possible with these electronics and speakers?
foster_9
You may be responding to the lack of static and other noise that is found on broadcast FM, particularly on low end tuners with inadequate antennas, or in poor reception areas. If that is the comparison, HD sounds pretty good.
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