Downloads Versus Streaming
Hi Again,
I’ve been streaming Qobuz through my Bryston Pi to my Ayre QB9 Twenty. Despite being told that streaming quality is every bit as good sounding as my local library on an external SSD, my ears tell me otherwise. Even at higher bit rates and resolutions. Yes, a better streamer and/or tweaks and upgrades would have effective results, at this stage I believe I’m better off with downloads. I’m just wondering what you folks out there have experienced regarding this matter and what you’ve done to make improvements.
@ghdprentice That's a good point, the differences will be greater on a more revealing system for sure. At the end of the day, for me, streaming is so close if not equal or in some cases better that it's what I'll stick with 99% of the time.
Choosing what you'll listen to the most is what matters most in my opinion. |
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I downloaded a redbook CD and XRCD to the hard drive and they sound significanlty better (better imaging and details) than playing those same tracks from a CD player (Meitner MA-2, Audio Research CD9, McIntosh MCD1100). Comparing between downloading vs. streaming, hard to judge which one is better, a toss up. |
@lalitk Thanks there's a lot on that post, probably much more than I need. I was asking for recommendations, not based on favorite music from an artistic slant but rather favorite streaming titles based on quality of sound. I have experienced what others on this post have mentioned, that many files contrast from one another in sound quality despite the file format. I had made the assumption that 24/ 96 files would sound much better than 24/44.1 files but this was not the case. Would I have a different experience if I were to do the same comparisons with other titles, other labels... I'm assuming that I would. |
