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Which site is Best for Downloading/Uploading Hi Rez

Hi,

   I quite new to this game of streaming,uploading and High resolution music.Ive been for a good part of my life into Vinyl/CD.I would say for the last 1 or so ive been dabbling into the world of internet coupled with audio.I bought about 6 months ago a Cambridge CNX Internet Music Player(Streamer),and I must say,its quite impressive! I was excpecting it to sound artificial and "Clinical" sounding,but to my surprise it was natural in sound.Ive also gotton into DAPs or digital audio players! Im only using Spotify,and im not too sure what sampling rate this would be considered? Does there exist particular sites that I could get "High Rez" music,and that it wouldnt cost me much more than Spotify or even Tidal?
zyac39

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flynnrd
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Tidal is great. Why do you want to pay for titles you need to store? Purchasing files is going away quicker than CDs at Best Buy... Sure, it’s streaming only ($20 a month - unless, like me, you have a daughter who qualifies for the college discount: half price) but their Master Quality files are plentiful and sound amazing. You could try their 30 day free trial before investing in “files.” If there’s something I really love, I get it on vinyl or XRCD/SACD. Not sure if you have a transport or TT, but with the $ you save in the long run on downloads, you could get one, along with plenty of media.
Just my $.02!
flynnrd
41 posts
 
https://www.whathifi.com/tidalmasters/review
Here’s a link to What Hi-Fi’s review with all of your questions answered! 
No need for MQA device is a nice plus. It’s actually 60 days free. I’m only a week into my subscription, so I haven’t dug too far into the catalog (lots of A list pop and a good dose of well-known jazz and rock) but it sure beats having to download, save, store, retrieve... MQA is 24/192. 
flynnrd
41 posts
 
Adopt a college kid if you don’t have one and you can try it for a year for $100. 
flynnrd
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@zyac39 I agree with adopting being a bit overboard. Especially since feeding him/her and paying for college would quickly evaporate your $10 a month savings. You could try to find one with a scholarship and good taste in jazz, though. 
flynnrd
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@zyac39 The WhatHiFi review I linked is old. First gen software take. They’ve definitely evolved since then. I think you’ll like tidal. Plus, 60 days to decide you don’t... lots of time to listen to the 2.6 million albums! 
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