Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming


I’ve found that the SQ of my red book CDs exceeds that of streaming using the identical recordings for comparison. (I’m not including hi res technology here.)
I would like to stop buying CDs, save money, and just stream, but I really find I enjoy the CDs more because of the better overall sonic performance.
 I stream with Chromecast Audio using  the same DAC (Schiit Gumby) as I play CDs through.
I’m wondering if others have had the same experience
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I tried every possible way
With different types of equipment 105D / REGA DAC
NIAM DAC .......
All PLAC file DSD WAV

No one sounds better than CD 16./44.1
The closest to WAV is also in the form of a file and also in the form of CD burning
Closer but does not have the sound of a CD

In two complete player shapes such as SA-11 S1
Or NAIM DAC
 + Transport COX connection is better than optical audio
DENON DCD-3560 An amazing transport
Only {also as an amazing solo player but a different story}
Sounds better than any file
Attack ... Depth / Height / Stage Width ... Timber
And more rhythm and playing are not all together
But one next to the other and as if each one is playing solo.

Nice experience to get the sound of my basic equipment ...  needs thousands of dollars
So I already have thousands of CDs
Which I think sounds better than Strimermer  ....
Maybe I was annoyed a few but that's the truth

The problem is your digital equipment.  Makes all the difference.  What software are you using for FLAC playback?

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

@mzkmxcv 

+1 The J-Test is a pretty conclusive stress test. No jitter artifacts is a pretty strong indication that jitter is not going to be a problem. I have pointed this out to Steve before but he ignores this fact (for obvious reasons).
 

I have listened to components that measure well on the J-test and I can still hear the jitter.  When I drive these with lower jitter sources, they sound better.  This is why I don't take much stock in the J-test.  The correlation to audibility is not there.  There needs to be much better tests, and direct jitter measurement for sources.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

I used the
High quality downloads
Companies like DGG 24-96......
And other companies
And I had software that I do not remember right now
EKSAKT COPY  is the same if I remember correctly
And friends' quality files.
In all shapes
DSD
PLAC
24/192 OR AUDIO ON CD  BY "LSO" RECORDING 
All my comparisons are good and good hours and hours
Listen through OPPO 105D
 DAC and other high-quality devices
All from HHD Hard disk
The files were transferred to the DAC via a 105D stream

The comparison was directly opposite the same recording .

Always the best result is most originally on top of the same CD / SACD
 It is currently using the DAC R2R of the devices
Sounds best to me and does not mess with it anymore
I have more than 500 GB and no one gives me sound even from tuner of the Sony 707ES

TECHNICS SLP-990 1987 has more life and detail and 3D sound than the best files
files
It simply does not equal SA-11 S1 or nDAC
With a transport of Danon DCD-3560
16 / 44.1
Including file transfer via Strummer to the NIAC DAC
To the SPL PHONITOR  2headphone amplifier TO
SONY Z1R
HE EDION V2 and more
 All I heard from friends with
DSC Debussy and Source Top Class File 24/192 Klemperer / Symphony No. 2 of Mahler.
With LUXMAN P-1U HD800 + SUPERB CABL

We put the disc out of 1989's EMI before today's remestring

Still the disc sounds better with the 16/44.1 CD
WAY 

You know better
You may have top class equipment in it
The files sound better
But very few files I heard
Who says I can sleep with them really do not

So I'm from old generation quality transport + good DAC
Or a quality CD of the 80-90 years sounds like 
DENON DCD-3560
MARANTZ SA-11 S1
  NAIM DAC
SONY XA-50ES
SLP-990 IT SOUND SUPERB 1987 AND TODAY 2018 AS WALL
  Even better than the up-to-date sound of OPPO 105D
Or appliances at a reasonable level up to $ 3,500