Where does music come from that streams?


If I was creating my own streaming company, would I reproduce songs from a CD or from a record? So when I listen to my streaming source, qobuz, where do they get the music I listen to? Does the music come from master tapes? Well that would seem to be a pretty good place to get it

Sometimes I wonder, a particular song on qobuz doesn’t sound very good and I know I’ve heard it better in the past. And most stuff sounds pretty good and comparable to other sources.

 

 

emergingsoul

How do I know his choices are as good as mine? Is there a new hierarchy in hi-fi now? Is streaming as a method reproduces the cleanest sound, as opposed to playing a CD, SACD, LP, tape through your own equipment?

@drjjpdc There's really no good way to actually know.

My concern about streaming is the server farm that stores the music can never be turned off and you could lose your music library if your account gets messed with. A server farm can use as much energy as a small city.

Bottom line for me, provenance doesn't matter much. Sound quality tells me everything I need to know about provenance.