Streaming or CD? Old and new side by side.

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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted August 31, 2014 at 08:22 GMT
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Jantoman wrote:

If we're talking about comfort, modern music devices are hard to beat. Remote controls and huge music databases are so handy and convenient.

But IMHO, unless it's uncompressed music (16 or 24 bits, 44.1/48/96 Khz) it's not hi-fi. It's just a background sound, that works well in the car or in the workspace. Hi-fi needs dynamic and full frequency range, and if the source is crappy, even if you connect it to the best sound system in the world, the sound remains crappy.

My ears are good enough to tell the difference: I'm not a purist, though, and I listen to my iPad and my laptop quite often. But I know the difference, and I hear it.

Guess I'm ready for the Grumpy Club

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supercarrambler (archived2)
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Posted August 31, 2014 at 10:08 GMT
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to try and fully understand why I have streaming issues in my house I carried out any number of tests not wearing polyester or synthetic clothing.

I've come to the conclusion walking around naked only affects the postman [:\'(]
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Millemis
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Posted September 1, 2014 at 10:33 GMT
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Steffen wrote:

Sometimes it is nice to listen to an entire album with one artist - instead of randomly jumping between artists/tracks... (but try to tell that to the youngsters today...) 😂

Noone forces you to 'jump between artists/tracks', just because you are using a music service as your source.

I hardly ever listen to a 'single track' via Spotify/WimpHiFi, as I am (and ever was) an album guy.

To me using a music service is like 'popping in a cd' - just much more comfortable and without having to buy it before - and waiting for the delievery.

MM

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jantoman
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Posted September 1, 2014 at 15:18 GMT
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Chris Townsend wrote:
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Try Qobuz which has a minimum Flac Lossless quality, and an increasing "Studio master" library.

Welcome!

Are you based in Italy?

Qobuz is not available for your country. 
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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted September 1, 2014 at 15:24 GMT
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No the UK. Spotify has by far the better interface, Qobuz the quality.
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