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Getting close to giving up on CD's

I have a mid fi system ( B&W 803D, Rotel amps, Oppo 203 BD, Anthem processor). I set up a NAS drive with the intent to re rip my CD's to highest quality possible but when I purchased the Anthem AVM 60 and the newer Oppo  I tried ROON with hi rez files I had purchased from HD tracks along with a subscription to Tidal. It has been close to a year and I have only gone to my CD collection a few times. Roon plays directly through the Oppo flawlessly. Been pretty happy with quality of the streaming through the OPPO. At this point I am not sure I see a point to re-ripping my collection when I can get CD quality or better with the options above.

Things can only get better with a dedicated DAC, if I go that direction I am not sure I will even keep my CD's unless it is something rare or super obscure.    


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mental
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I use my OPPO strictly for lossless files(2 TB of .flac), I care little for streaming when it comes to music. To me the OPPO is not very musical when compared to my Simaudio CD player. Background music the OPPO gets used but an enjoyably listening session with a beverage is definitely the Simaudio, or maybe my analog FM tuner depending on the show..
mental
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Maybe I’m missing something here. Streaming are compressed files, usually MP3 format. You will not find a lossless streaming station, and those that convert an MP3 file to lossless have no idea they just created, garbage.
Things changed I’m unaware of? Please enlighten me.
I understand today's streaming, it's convenient, no doubt. Online MP3 music, just not my cup of tea. Those that use it, go for it. No different from those listening with their phones or tablets other than a better set of speakers. But....
mental
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@reubent...thnx, can you tell I'm old school? *laffs
I learn something everyday in here, love this place.
mental
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@ sun-warrior...you consider a pirate someone who burns an album for storage, something to pull up and listen to? Does it matter if I still have the album? Really, a pirate? That’s funny. The RIAA was after those sharing online to the world, not the guy at home creating a library he could put on disc.
mental
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@ lowrider57...damn, times have changed. Thanks for the heads up. Have to look into that one, never know, maybe I'll crank the streaming up > *grinz
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