The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - When God Was Great, Qobuz. I was really into the Bosstones in the 90's, but kind of lost interest. This might be one of their best records. They still have that great fun sound and a lot of fire left in their bellies.
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@16f4 I really liked Arlo Parks. She's easy on the ears and I enjoyed her poetry and lyrics. |
St Germain - Tourist (20th Anniversary Edition), Qobuz HiRes |
@reubent I prefer Qobuz over Tidal, however if you like your discover weekly on Spotify, Qobuz doesn't have anything like that. Tidal has a "My Mix" feature where it puts together playlists based on your listening habits.
I would skip the Node 2i and get a decent streamer to start with. There are so many "How do I make my Node 2i sound better?" threads... I went down that path - "I'll just get the Node 2 and see if I like streaming", which led to "I do like streaming, but want it to sound better".
Depending on your budget look at the TEAC NT-505 (I have this), the Lumin D2, or move higher up the food chain. Both will do MQA and DSD. Personally, I don't care much for MQA, not so much in terms of sound quality, but the fact that it's a hyped up gimmicky proprietary format (IMHO). |
@ghjuvanni I think many people delude themselves into believing that the streamer itself doesn't matter and that adding a DAC to an entry level streamer will give a big improvement in sound quality. Adding a better DAC to the Bluesound can improve sound quality, but will only take it so far.
In my experience, buying a better streamer/DAC sounded much better than adding a DAC to the Bluesound. |
@reubent The Bluesound is a good "frugal" starting point if you're more concerned with ease of use, affordability, and versatility than ultimate sound quality. It has a great app and does just about every music service and music format. |
Diane Schuur - Love Songs, Qobuz. I have a couple of her albums and after re-listening to them realized I need to check out more of her catalog. She has a great voice and I love the string orchestra accompanying her. |
Goldfrapp - Tales of Us, Qobuz hi-res |
What better way to start a Friday than with Black Sabbath Vol. 4? Qobuz Hi-Res |
The Band - Stage Fright, Qobuz Hi-res |
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight, Qobuz Hi-Res. I've never been much of a Foo Fighters fan, but this is a really good record. Good songwriting and they seem a lot more mature as musicians. |
Christian Löffler - Parallels: Shellac Reworks By Christian
Löffler, Qobuz Hi-Res. Not my usual cup of tea, but I like it. Dreamy soundscapy music...
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Spotify Discover Weekly. Kicked things off with Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf. Not a bad way to start! |
Youn Sun Nah - Waking World, Qobuz
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Looks like a lot of cool new (and some reissues) releases on Qobuz today. Starting out with Stereolab - Electrically Possessed [Switched On Volume 4].
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Cowboy Junkies - Whites Off Earth Now!!, Tidal (doesn't appear to be on Qobuz). |
@16f4 I love Peacemaker, and they've been playing some awesome music!
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Neil Young - Archives Vol. II (1972 - 1976), Qobuz Hi-Res. 139 tracks and over 8 hours of music! This may take a few days, but it's good so far.
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Hillary Hahn - Paris, Qobuz Hi-Res. Goes great with my morning coffee! |
Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa, Qobuz Hi-Res. I know Spoon has been around forever, but I've never really listened to them. I liked this a lot.
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Jack White - Entering Heaven Alive, Qobuz. I'm about halfway through and am really enjoying this. A little more mellow, a little more musical than a lot of his work.
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Cate Le Bon - Pompeii, Qobuz. Just started this, but I really like it right out of the gate.
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Mitski - Laurel Hell, Qobuz. I like her voice a lot, but I was a little "meh" about this release.
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Roon Women in Jazz playlist.
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Thomas Enhco - Bach Mirror, Qobuz Hi-Res
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Morgan Wade - Reckless, Qobuz |
@16f4 I haven't seen many new releases recently that have gotten me excited. I've been spending more time streaming old favorites or spinning vinyl.
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Jihye Lee Orchestra - Daring Mind, Qobuz Hi-Res. One of the most enjoyable new jazz recordings I've heard in a while.
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Dr. Lonnie Smith - Breathe, Qobuz Hi-Res. Some really funky Hammond B3 organ by Dr. Smith and vocals by Iggy Pop. What more could you want? |
Sara Watkins - Under the Pepper Tree, Qobuz. This is really good! |
Frank Zappa - Chunga's Revenge, Qobuz |
Cake - Fashion Nugget, Qobuz |
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Radio Paradise Mellow Mix
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Imelda May - 11 Past the Hour, Qobuz Hi-Res |
Sharon Van Etten - epic Ten, Qobuz
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Various Artists - Scandi Jazz, Qobuz hi-res |
I wanted to stream the new Lucinda Williams Runnin' Down a Dream tribute to T. P. but it doesn't appear to be streaming anywhere, at least not on any of the services I subscribe to. If any of my vinyl loving friends pick it up I'd love to hear your impressions. |
Alfa Mist - Bring Back, Qobuz Hi-Res. Digging this. |
Plastic Ono Band - (The Ultimate Collection), Qobuz Hi-Res. I doubt I'll make it through all 120 songs of outtakes and such, but this is a nice collection and sounds fantastic. |
Eric Clapton - Slowhand, Qobuz |
New release Friday - checking out Gary Moore's How Blue Can You Get on Qobuz. Apparently it's unreleased material culled from his archives after he passed on. I'm really enjoying it so far.
Our friend uberwaltz has left the building. I haven't talked to him in a while, but he was done with the forums. |
Nancy Wilson - You And Me, Qobuz Hi-Res. I'm only a couple of songs in, but really like this. NPR did a nice interview with her yesterday about this record. |
@16f4 This Nancy is the first one that comes to mind for me! |
Cecile McLorin Salvant - Ghost Song, Qobuz
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There's a super nice vinyl version of Cafe Blue you can show off your vinyl system with, assuming you have one. |
Alex Chilton - Boogie Shoes: Live on Beale Street, Qobuz. This is pretty cool! |
Natalie Bergman - Mercy, Qobuz Hi-Res. I almost passed by this one because... well, let's just say that gospel music isn't really my thing, but she has a great voice and the music and recording are really nice and the songs are uplifting. I ended up really liking it. |
The Cars "radio" on Roon.
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