mwinkc
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| Qobuz OK here | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD @facten I'll spare you the economics lesson, but: CD sales are a small fraction of what they used to be and still declining. Manufacturers of CD players, CDs and creators who publish on CD look at these numbers to determine their path. As that nu... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD @nonoise 👍 | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD 5 years ago, when I thought I'd try streaming, 90% of my listening was on vinyl, 10% was CD. Now it's 85% streaming, 10% vinyl and 5% CD. Like many have stated, convenience and the vast library have made streaming the go-to for much of my listen... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD Well, when I made the post I sincerely thought people might enjoy learning some of the details about how the CD was developed....like The physical reasons for different specifications and the collaboration and competition between Philips and Sony.... | |
| Bluesound My Node is up to date, running 4.4.19. No issues here. (Knock on wood) Mostly Qobuz and RP. | |
| Bluesound No issues here. Updated last night. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? MoFi / Supertramp night: "Crime of the Century" "Breakfast in America" | |
| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist I've binged on Steely Dan and Donald Fagan's solo efforts since the early 70's. Dunno how I missed out on Monkey House! Thanks for the "heads up"! | |
| Qobuz Connect working Beta demonstration....yay! Now we wait for streamer support. Years ago when I had Spotify, Spotify Connect worked great. When I moved to Tidal I found that Tidal Connect to be pretty bad. It would glitch out at least once a week forcing me to remove and reinstall the app.... | |
| What was the most expensive record that you ever bought ? I paid $110 for this Japanese, Steely Dan compilation. It was in much worse condition than I was expecting. Like the cover art and the obie, but the scratches and popsake this purchase quite meh for me. Steely Dan Japanese Compilation | |
| Digital LP’s @yoyoyaya +1 | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i I've been using a 2i for 4 years now. I'd been running it with an external DAC and was quite pleased. Last fall I got a open box N130 for under $200. I haven't tried a different PS yet, but I did a an audio quest power cable to the mix. The N13... | |
| Accuphase or Leben for heavy metal What speakers do you intend to drive? | |
| Guess who has new speakers in their lab? @mahgister Thank you |