The fact that high end music streaming platforms are only just now starting to offer super high bitrate lossless “CD Quality” audio as an option, gives you an indication of how good CDs actually are as a physical medium.
A cheap old CD player connected via SPDIF connection to a modern mid-range DAC with decent speakers will give you better quality audio than the latest Sonos system streaming from Spotify.
The fact that high end music streaming platforms are only just now starting to offer super high bitrate lossless “CD Quality” audio as an option, gives you an indication of how good CDs actually are as a physical medium.
A cheap old CD player connected via SPDIF connection to a modern mid-range DAC with decent speakers will give you better quality audio than the latest Sonos system streaming from Spotify.