Post by Owen Y on Mar 23, 2020 20:22:38 GMT 12
STEREOPHILE Editor-in-chief, Jim Austin, considers the recent history of obtaining recorded music & the most common audiophile complaints against music streaming: 1) Streaming lacks the tactile qualities of vinyl 2) The sound of streaming isn't as good as downloads or physical media. 3) Streaming services don't pay musicians enough He argues that: " For 50 cents a day, you can have access to a vast library of recordings in the best available quality. " " High-rez music streaming is one of the finest developments in the history of hi-fi. There are no serious downsides. Embrace it. "
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Post by andrewp on Mar 23, 2020 22:19:47 GMT 12
The variety cant be argued against that is for sure.
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Post by cartridge on Mar 24, 2020 8:50:26 GMT 12
As our internet at home screeches to a halt due to almost all of NZ sitting at home on Netflix... on-line music (and video) streaming services will be tested severely.
I wouldn't be trading in my CD collection just yet.
Burn them to a NAS and back up the library remotely... but ultimately, physical discs still have their place.
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Post by robertr on Mar 25, 2020 10:09:08 GMT 12
I bought an Auralic Aries G 1 streamer recently and it has opened up a whole new world of music. Streaming will not replace my burned and stored CD collection, but it has given me access to music I otherwise would not had heard.
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Post by jon on Mar 25, 2020 12:16:15 GMT 12
I have a RaspberryPi Streamer running Volumio and Spotify. Works a treat for me to listen to artists that are new to me. If I like what I hear I go buy vinyl...
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Post by andrewp on Mar 29, 2020 9:22:34 GMT 12
I was looking for more Chris Jones albums on the big black disks on Tm recently as discussed on another thread. Ive got Automobiles which is a 2 disk pairing at 45 revs. Its stunning. I especially love the track Thank you RJ Reynalds. The new black box from Mr G Morrison is just fantastic and Im very pleased to have decided on its ownership before "the lerg" arrived in our land that is for sure!!
BUT... purchasing CJ albums on the record version is just simply theft. Its stealing...simple!! (In the new form)
So...Ill just find them via the Qobus method instead... for free!!... well sort of. You all get the idea here. Streaming is just going to get better and better in my opinion.
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Post by Owen Y on May 28, 2020 17:56:44 GMT 12
Reversal of FortuneRobert Harley (THE ABSOLUTE SOUND) argues that, ever since Hi-Fi equipment became available, Audiophiles " were at the mercy of the hardware formats created for the mass market". Including, in the digital era, the introduction of lossy, compressed music file formats (MP3, AAC). Now, in a surprising " reversal of fortune" for audiophiles, TIDAL, QOBUZ & AMAZON MUSIC are duking it out, offering CD-quality & High-res music streaming at attractive introductory pricing - " making high-res and lossless the new standard". "... in establishing high-res as the norm rather than an audiophile luxury, there are still two big holdouts clinging to the past — Apple Music and Spotify. With about 160 million subscribers between them (60 million for Apple and nearly 100 million paid Spotify subscribers), Apple Music and Spotify are the key to finally abandoning lossy compression schemes designed for a bygone era. Yet it’s high-end-oriented Tidal and Qobuz who are leading the charge, perhaps nudging Amazon Music toward high-res, which may in turn force Spotify and Apple Music to abandon lossy compression and embrace high resolution. Then it’s game over. "
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