Lalitk let’s say your previous pricey 26 k streaming vs an esoteric 25ks sacd/cd player or DAc/ transport worth 25k Of course without hooking them up it’s hard to compare. What will be your guess?
Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?
I'm curious why you still play CDs in the age of streaming. I recently got back into CD listening and I'm curious if your reasons align with mine, which are:
- Enjoying the physical medium—the tactile nature of the case, the disc, the booklet, etc.
- Forcing myself to actually listen to an album, versus being easily distracted by an algorithm, or "what's next" in my playlist.
- Actually owning the music I purchase, versus being stuck with yet another monthly subscription.
Others?
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@lalitk I have downloaded files I mastered from QOBUZ etc. I have done the work. It’s my job "high resolution" is a marketing myth
@soix There is nothing superior to the sample and bit rate from the mastering session. When we don’t know the source higher sample and bit rates trick us It’s all about commerce Big dick syndrome lol
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When I asked one of the owners of the company that makes my cables why he's getting into streaming he said he'd settle for 85% of what he can get out of his CDP and TT for casual listening. They have four completely different systems that they test their cables on before settling on a final version. Not as engaging but great for background music. It was for convenience. By the way, I think Tony Manasian would agree with brianlucey about 16 bit done right sounds great. Though Tony's music taste is very eclectic, I've yet to hear any CD sound as realistic and 'in the room' as his works. 16 bit, straight in, no mixing, no tampering, and on one CD using a cheap mike that cut off at around 16Khz. It's almost funny. All the best, |
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