Qobuz vs Airplay


Good Evening,

Seeking input on streaming music on Qobuz using  Simaudio Mind 2 streamer on 390 Pre/Dac/Streamer vs Apple music on Apple Airplay over the Sim 390.  (Speakers are Magico A3, amp is Sim 330A) Do you notice a material difference between Qobuz and Airplay?  The differences on my system do not seem significant. Possibly it is the music used, which is primarily rock or EDM (and for which Apple Music has a much broader selection than Qobuz).  Appreciate any input.

Regards,

Dokosan

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dokosan

Showing 1 response by rvpiano

I use an Aurender N200 streamer.  I usually run Qobuz through the Aurender Conductor app.  However I also have the Idagio classical music app which plays through the Aurender using AirPlay. The difference in sound between Qobuz and AirPlay is negligible.  They both sound wonderful. It is true though that hi res files on Qobuz do sound a little better