Steve Earle & The Dukes - Ghosts of West Virginia
Qobuz Hi-Res
Qobuz Hi-Res
What are you streaming tonight?
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.
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.
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Tonight would normally be the night that our local music club meets. We've gone virtual, with this month's theme being songs that make you happy. https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/9cb9e3c9-a2dd-450f-9fd6-4130e53933ee |
Been doing a lot of streaming of symphonic power metal of late. Nobody does that better than the Scandinavian bands. Think of bands like Kamelot, Epica, Nightwish, Amaranthe, After Forever, Within Temptation etc. All have in common absolutely stunning classically trained female vocals over power metal with melodic hooks and soaring symphonic arrangements. Huge in Europe, not so big over here but we'll worth a listen. |
All good points. The weak signal was not allowing me to listen at Hi-Res quality on Qobuz, so i had to downgrade to the CD quality setting in Qobuz. I just switched it to the Hi-Res quality 24/192 and finally it is working. Also, since my Wi-Fi extender has an Ethernet jack I will run a 35-foot CAT 6a patch cable to my PowerNode and see if there is any improvement. As for MQA, I wasn’t aware it was proprietary to Tidal. I did find a Qobuz playlist called “2L MQA 98kHz-384kHz” I assumed was a Qobuz sampler for MQA. My bad. |
@16f4 A couple of things... I have a nice strong signal now, and my music quality on Qobuz went from CD quality to Hi-Res MQA. Having a strong signal is a good thing, but the primary thing it does is prevent dropouts, which you probably weren't getting at your previous speeds. The quality settings are based on your settings in Qobuz, not the wireless connection. MQA is a proprietary format that Tidal uses. Qobuz doesn't use MQA. Qobuz does have a lot of hi-res files, but you should have been able to stream those at the speed you had before. If it sounds better to your ears, that's great and is all that really matters. |
You really do need a strong internet signal to get the best out of streaming. One reason I ran a 75 ft cat7 cable all the way from the router in my upper bedroom down to my music room to an unmanaged switch so to have best chance possible of zero dropouts. Only units I have on WiFi are my google chromecast ones and out of those 3 just 1 suffers occasional dropouts. I suspect it is faulty as it is the one in the same room as the router! lol. |
Lou Reed - Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal Qobuz Hi-Res Spring would break suddenly at the University of Maine in the early 80s. You heard it before you got outside, because someone would always put their speakers in their dorm windows and blast Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal or Dark Side Of The Moon onto the quad. I still crank up Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal on the first beautiful spring day of the year. I determined my Wi-Fi signal needed boosting; When I check the signal strength on my Powernode it was weak. I did a speed test and determined I was downloading at around 26 Mbps. Got a Wi-Fi extender and improved my download speed to around 80 Mbps. I have a nice strong signal now, and my music quality on Qobuz went from CD quality to Hi-Res MQA. I am learning more about streaming every day... |
reubent, Thanks for the reminder to listen to the Beta Band. I just finished up the “High Fidelity” TV series on Hulu, and I have to say it was a pretty faithful updating. And they had a whole episode from my favorite part of the book (The spurned wife selling her husbands record collection for a pittance, which was criminally edited from the movie). Loved the scene In the movie when Rob puts on the Beta Bands “Dry The Rain” in a bet to sell five albums. I always meant to listen to more of their stuff. The Beta Band - S/T |