As we are in the modern age of music I thought I would see how this fares. We have threads specific for cdp and tt so why not streaming as it is a modern media. I don't care if you stream Tidal, Deezer, Spotify, Paradise Radio or any number of internet stations. I would like you to share your tastes and method of streaming.
I'm still working out my future streaming strategy so tonight it is low-fi iTunes.
Listening to Ted Hawkins' "The Next Hundred Years" his third and last studio album and the only one with good backing players. Hard to describe Ted's music. Blues based but unique. Some country sounding stuff too. Amazing voice. If interested start with the song "The Good and the Bad." That's what hooked me. Will look for CDs on eBay tonight.
After trying Amazon Music for a couple of days the SQ is not bad. The layout is similar to Pandora. Easiest to just choose a "channel" of your chosen band or genre and then you can customize with thumbs up or down to have it play songs you like.
Pretty decent for those times when you cannot choose just who or what you want to listen to.
I am still exploring Qobuz catalog but so far I am very pleased. I am waiting on the official launch so I can listen and compare my favorite tunes in high resolution. After all, Qobuz most enticing draw is their classical catalog and high resolution 24bit (up to 192KHz) streaming.
@uberwaltz Great! Good to see Qobuz getting some play here and you leading the charge! I'll jump on a trial, once they are broadly present in the U.S. market.
David Yes it is great to see lalitk posting here and he is the first after myself to post streaming by Quboz for sure. Think I posted maybe 10 times Quboz streaming but probably no more as their rock catalog is vastly smaller than Tidal.
That unfortunately makes it a non starter for myself after the 30 day trial.
@uberwaltz - Thanks for the reminder brother. I'm listening to "This Desert Life" now. Been a while and it's a dandy. I only have it on CD. I don't love the SQ, but I love the songs. And that's good enough for me.....
Been a real bad week so far. Hectic work days and nearly as depressing evenings trying to sort issues out over the internet with other customers. But tonight we have a bit of time for some music.
Just finished practicing 8 Brocades Qi Gong & 24 form Yang Tai Chi while listening to Traditional Chinese Music of the South Changjiang River Valley via U Tube...
udog; a server streamer via a DAC would give you better results. CDs that have been FLAC ripped to my Antipodes sound better than albums that reside on an outboard HDD connected by USB to the Antipodes. Premium Tidal sounds as good as the ripped CDs. To me, all of these options sound better than Audivarna and Tidal via iMac. There are some great server/streamers around atm. Have a look at John Darkos site. He does good factual reviews. I hope this helps.
Antipodes DS server/streamer via Denafrips Pontus DAC and listening to Blind Melon's eponymous debut CD and Paul Kelly's Gossip CD which have been FLAC ripped to the Antipodes. Also stream Tidal via same and love that!
Well tonight I'm steaming salmon, ginger, garlic, chili, pok choy and then top it up with just enough soy sauce from Megachef - did I misunderstood the thread?? Inspired by another thread here I loaded my Cowboy Junkies playlist, shoot down all electric light and went in to candle light mode.Have anice Monday guys.Mike
With that being said I could not even be bothered to find an album I wanted to play. So just chose Indie Naptime playlist from the moods relax section of tidal.
Some good artists in there so just let it play for 1 hour and 23 minutes.
Nice cuts there Ghosthouse. Not sat down all day been a glorious 72 degrees here in Florida today which means tackle all those outdoor jobs I have been putting off! New sprinklers in lawn, new edges around features,cut down 4 trees etc. Ready for some r&r now though.
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