Added to that concern is that streaming services often feature only recent versions of albums that are pitched as “remastered”, and they might replace earlier a

Added to that concern is that streaming services often feature only recent versions of albums that are pitched as “remastered”, and they might replace earlier audio with whatever the label now sells. The supposed remastering is not any improvement on earlier digital-era releases, it just reduces the dynamic range because labels know that people are listening to music on their phones in noisy places these days. So, if you have a nice stereo and listening environment and you want to get a version of the album with actual room to breathe dynamic-wise, your only choices are buying a used CD or torrenting it.