Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming

I have all my CD's ripped to a laptop in FLAC and played with the latest JRiver feeding a Benchmark DAC2 HGC.  When I listen to Radio Paradise through the same laptop and DAC with their new FLAC format I'm in awe of how good it sounds.  Goosebumps.  I don't sense any sonic improvement on the local ripped CDs, and when I had a Wadia transport, I thought the ripped CD's sounded better than the Wadia source.

In my rig CDs ripped to Antipodes DX3 server (WAV) (Roon) sounded superior to CDs played on an Oppo 105D transport to the very same DAC. So much so, I sold the Oppo 105D. I listen to the CDs at 24/96. BTW I believe @audioengr Steve N. has noted elsewhere that WAV files sound better than FLAC files. I tested this assertion in my old system and couldn't hear a difference between them. Then I upgraded my components significantly and I now can hear a significant positive difference between WAV and FLAC files. I tested about 25 CDs comparing WAV/FLAC versions. Turns out @audioengr Steve N. was spot on. Equipment can make a difference.

WAV should sound better... this is the file format that recording studios master to. And the format they deliver. Sometimes AIFF.

In the analogue world, record pressing plants can request any format they want.

Someone mentioned a re-clocker. Here is another one you could try to improve the sound.

https://www.amazon.com/Wyred-Sound-Recovery-USB-Reclocker/dp/B01CUTMKYM/

Did you try to burn a cd from the stream? And compare original CD and burned CD from streaming source.? 
Does this sound more the same? 


My digital stream is pretty good (red book) tidal. My CD playback is very good for me.  Sony 7ESD. 

Two different digital chains so I do not aspect them to sound the same. The both can sound very good. I use my CD player as reference of the sound I like and tuned my digital stream to come close. 

Stream from internet , (tidal -Roon) 
Stream from local source, (Roon) 
Play a CD 

All different - non bad