I am not up with streaming.
I used to test daps with various streaming services for a time but found them lacking in ui, speed and available libraries at the time (services and daps).
i would like to revisit streaming and see where it is up to now daps are faster and wifi etc is better.
1). most recommended streaming for use with the DX300
2). Which service allows me to save tracks on the dap?
3). what happens to the saved songs if i unsubscribe from the service.
thanks in advance.
I've been in a similar position until now.
Last night I was listening to Master albums in 352khz on Tidal and though sound quality varies by album as one would expect, generally it is satisfyingly superb, and I say that as someone who owns
many hundreds of DSD 64/128/256 & FLAC 24/192 albums & listens to them on this system.
Hi-res albums have a particular kind of open sound, with a spacious delicacy and effortlessness of presentation which 16/44 simply cannot deliver (although some audiophile label albums impersonate it quite well) which one comes to recognize and appreciate, and last night I heard those same effects in the Tidal Masters that were playing. To a greater or lesser extent per album to be sure, but the very best were jaw droppingly good. I had absolutely no idea the technology had come this far, and had expected the best they could deliver was 16/44 with the occasional dropout due to wifi or server issues, so why would I bother with that when I already own more music than I'll probably ever get around to listening to?
Such a colossal misjudgement. Last night was amazing, there I was absolutely spellbound listening to British/Irish folk music as someone who hasn't listened to folk music in.... well, ever. The joy of serendipious musical discovery with all the snobby audiophile perks pre-attached. No more having to discover music in a downgraded low-fi format, trying to gauge if "the real version" would sound audiologically-tolerable enough to purchase, and then learning the result only after the wallet coin is flipped.
This is a revelation which of course has nothing to do with the DX300, yet the DX300 feels like it was crafted for this very purpose, as even the aspect ratio of the screen suits a streaming interface perfectly. Owning this device will transform the hobby for me, no more listening to the same old stuff just because I can trust those albums to extract maximum benefit from my system. There is something special about being wowed not only by the music but also the sound quality of an album you're hearing for the first time, particularly if its the kind of music you would never ordinarily choose to expose yourself to that can best be summed up with
"Oh my God, where has this been all my life!?".