Streaming


Hello Family,   I`m old school 76 I just don`t understand this streaming and dac business. I`m still stuck on my RTR`s, Cd player and  PASS lots of power.  It sounds very interesting.  I was once told that I could also do some serious taping using my RTR`s I`d would like someone to tell me what gear I would need and how to set it up forget my desk top or lap top.   I`ve heard terminology used like Innos zin mini, Bluesound Node, Aurender Are they streamers? what is Roon, Qobuz, Plex? whats the purpose of a dac? I`m on fixed income `what`s the best gear I can get for 1500 mostly buying used gear to began. Thanks

sheridanmartinj

Forget abt more complicated stuffs abt streaming, to start off streaming, u need to have a good wifi connected to the Internet. And here, we have free Spotify to get use to streaming. Tidal also offers 1 month free music streaming svs before subsr. 

If you dont want to spend much, start off with Only $99, you get a WiiM Mini streamer with a high-quality Burr-Brown PCM5121 onboard. 

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I enjoy streaming. 
One of the great things about online music streaming services is the sheer variety that is available. On pretty much all streaming services there are millions upon millions of songs to choose from. This is great because you are sure to never run out of music to listen to. Some streaming services like Tidal and etc even offer radio channels and music viodeos. 
You can discover new music on daily basis. 
My greatest streaming  fav being you can personalise your fav artistst with your fav songs. Example like this 


You don’t need to subscribe to multiple channels. Just subsc to one of either Tidal or Qubuz or Apple music or Amazon music, thats enough. 

I’m past retirement age and just got my first streamer and am having a blast listening to new and old music that I would have never been able to hear.  Also there are a few threads here on Agon talking about what other people are listening to and I’ve learned a lot about new to me music.

 

I'm another oldster and I gotta say that streaming is truly the beez kneez. Sure, I've got thousands of LPs and hundreds of CDs, not to mention maybe about a hundred 45's. But streaming is truly so much more. It's like having the key to the record store, with damnably good fidelity to boot.  It's utterly liberating. You cruise Qobuz, or maybe Idagio if you're classically inclined. You make a couple mouse clicks. Suddenly you're listening to the record you wanted to hear so much during the 1970's but just didn't have enough change in your pocket to take home. On the classical side, it's just plain wonderful to be able to cue up a familiar work performed by an artist you've never heard of, or listen to that symphony you never got around to buying.

@ham_firl - I was going to mention the WIIM Mini Streamer. It is super easy to use and sounds pretty good. No, not as good as a multi-thousand dollar setup. But at $99 (currently on sale for $89 on Amazon) it will get you started and you can play around with streaming and decide if you want to spend more money later.

You can use free Spotify to get started. And, Radio Paradise is free and streams hi-rez FLAC.

@sheridanmartinj  - If you are interested in dipping your toe into streaming and need a bit of help, please feel free to reach out to me. Would be glad to assist you getting started without investing a small fortune and with as little drama as possible. Trust me, it's not that complicated. All you need is an internet connection and a simple streamer, like the WIIM Mini (and a cable to connect it to your audio system).