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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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zyac39 OP
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Hi flynnrd,

         So if I switch from Spotify to Tidal and after saving my music to playlist lets say, I can play them back in true 24-bit/192 khz? And what about DSD? Are there any special settings that have to adjust for this quality of music to take place?
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zyac39 OP
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Ok,

    I just read what they (What Hi-Fi) had to say regarding Tidal and streaming Hi Rez music..
Its all thumbs up except for the restriction of only being accessable on a "Desk Top" computer! Wow,
Not even on my laptop?? And what about all this Special "Hardware" needed??
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zyac39 OP
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Haaa,

      Its THAT good eh? Dont know about adopting at 60 years old though...Somehow I find the older you get,the less tolerance one has for things that normally wouldnt bother me! All I would need at this point in my life is some teenager blasting away rap music for hours on end...That would undisputably drive me %100 over the edge!! And would most likely never recuperate..I'll stick to the 20 a month deal...That just may have been a question to ask me when I was a bit younger, flynnrd..

But appreciate the thought.
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zyac39 OP
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https://www.whathifi.com/cambridge-audio/np30/review

Ok rhl...

       This is what i presently own as far as a streaming device! Any good? If it is,it will play high res files only up to 24 bit/96 khz...
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zyac39 OP
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Just quoting from a review at "What Hi Fi" that some one shared with me kalali..

Unless I totally read into this the wrong way,its seems to be the case.Although Im not one to believe everything thats been put down in "Black and White" either! I rather do my own testing,and follow it with my own findings..
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zyac39 OP
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Ok,

   So It seems that there are quite a few streaming sites available(besides the more well known ones such as Spotify,Tidal,and Deezer).But it seems that the ability to retain certain files to be uploaded/downloaded/stored,on your computer/tablet/iphone/droid/desktop is still non permissable to the average consumer! From what Im seeing,its a copyright infringement.But I am looking for a viable alternative to just Youtube,Googleplay,or iTunes.I get the feeling that these are all compressed..But if I can find the ideal site that I can stream,and rhan keep certain files(move them to an SD card)for personal use,and be a bit closer to cd quality,(or 16 bit/44 khz),I would be more than happy.

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zyac39 OP
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Fair enough!

               I dont mind all and out "Streaming" per say.Its just that I want to go portable with a headphone amp/dac(or digital audio players),
And I dont know if these devices support direct streaming! Hope so..I have no qualms of plain ol streaming through my cambridge out to my laptop than router,than through my audio gear.But is it "Plug and Play" with other digital devices..?
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