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| Whats on your turntable tonight? @uberwaltz I listen to Pandora's techno station while I'm working out on my elliptical trainer. I can tell it's not Qobuz quality, but it doesn't make me want to rip my ears off my head. | |
| Audio reviews: too many analogies, never simple, but most of all, never clear. There's actually an art to writing. It's lost on many who are used to text speak, don't read books, and are otherwise conditioned to expect "instant information" (and instant gratification) by YouTube, Google, etc. Whether that's "good" or "bad"... | |
| Another streaming newbie A couple of things. Qobuz dropped the rate for their "Studio" subscription (which allows you to stream their hi-res files) to $14.99 / month. Tidal is still $19.99 for the "Hi-Fi" subscription, which lets you stream MQA. Some MQA files sound "d... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Checking out some of this week's new hi-res releases on Qobuz.Caribou - SuddenlyWaxahatchee - Saint Cloud | |
| streaming source My short and sweet description (or opinion if you wish) of Tidal vs Qobuz rests on a couple of things. Tidal seems to be focused on a younger audience. Think hip-hop, pop, rap, etc. It's owned by Jay-Z. Qobuz seems to appeal to a more mature ... | |
| Question on streaming, ripping etal...... I rip CDs to my network as I buy them or listen to older ones that I have. I'm not going to go back and rip a bunch of CDs that I might never even listen to again. | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon There's often a difference between list price and what you can negotiate with a dealer. I didn't pay $8K for my Super HL5 Plus. | |
| MHDT dac...and which streamer/server? @musicmann1 I'm really happy with the Vincent. Besides the ARC, I have a Peachtree Audio Nova 300 and had a Heed Elixir for a while and have also owned Peachtree Grand Integrated X1 and a Krell KAV-300i. The Krell was my initiation into integrat... | |
| MHDT dac...and which streamer/server? @spiritofmusic I've never tried my Orchid in my all tube main system, but have used it with my ARC Vsi55 tubed integrated and it sounded fantastic to my ears. This is in a computer system and at the time I think I had my Focal 1008 BE speakers in... | |
| MHDT dac...and which streamer/server? @uberwaltz Nice! That was going to be my next question - "What did you do with your Orchid?" LOL | |
| MHDT dac...and which streamer/server? What's your initial impression of the Metrum uber? | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Santana - Abraxas, DSD from my network. First time I've listened since I got my TEAC NT-505. Wow! | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Sugarloaf - S/T, Qobuz | |
| External DAC connection for Bluesound Node 2i (after "Another streaming newbie" thread) You will get a lot of chatter about the 2i being a gateway streamer, which it is, but I have noticed that some of those espousing this have this streamer with its build problems. We agree that it's a gateway streamer. I think it's a great valu... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @uberwaltz I bought all the Dire Straits MOFI releases and they sound better than just about anything that's been on my turntable, with the exception of the Yes Fragile one-step. |