Wilderbeast
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Hi,
I haven't used a streaming service before but was getting bored with my music and wanted to try some new stuff. So I signed up to a trial of Spotify, and was enjoying the music I found.
Now here's the thing - I purchased a couple of CDs based on the music I heard on Spotify and ripped them into ALAC (lossless) files. When playing them on my iPhone, or via my Chord Hugo, they just don't sound as pleasant as when listening via Spotify. I would describe the Spotify sound as 'lovely'. The same music not via Spotify just doesn't have the same cosy, pleasant sound.
I guess my question is why? Does Spotify do something to the sound? Is it the file type they use?
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum - I didn't spot a specific forum for streaming.
Thank you!
I haven't used a streaming service before but was getting bored with my music and wanted to try some new stuff. So I signed up to a trial of Spotify, and was enjoying the music I found.
Now here's the thing - I purchased a couple of CDs based on the music I heard on Spotify and ripped them into ALAC (lossless) files. When playing them on my iPhone, or via my Chord Hugo, they just don't sound as pleasant as when listening via Spotify. I would describe the Spotify sound as 'lovely'. The same music not via Spotify just doesn't have the same cosy, pleasant sound.
I guess my question is why? Does Spotify do something to the sound? Is it the file type they use?
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum - I didn't spot a specific forum for streaming.
Thank you!