[bigshot]

If the Bluetooth isn’t transparent and the source is, it shouldn’t matter if the original is lossless or not. I haven’t found that recompressing lossy has much of an impact at all in the real world. It’s one of those theoretical things that make audiophiles run around in their squirrel cage.

 

[BobG55]

If the Bluetooth isn’t transparent and the source is, it shouldn’t matter if the original is lossless or not. I haven’t found that recompressing lossy has much of an impact at all in the real world. It’s one of those theoretical things that make audiophiles run around in their squirrel cage.

I’ll never pretend to understand most of what is being discussed in this thread/ Forum but that last line litteraly made me laugh out loud. Because it’s true.

 

[KeithPhantom]

I’ll never pretend to understand most of what is being discussed in this thread/ Forum but that last line litteraly made me laugh out loud. Because it’s true.

When I stopped caring about my audio equipment and sources, it was the moment I started enjoying the music (see my sig).

 

[340519]

If the Bluetooth isn’t transparent and the source is, it shouldn’t matter if the original is lossless or not. I haven’t found that recompressing lossy has much of an impact at all in the real world. It’s one of those theoretical things that make audiophiles run around in their squirrel cage.

Lol squirrel cage. Good stuff. I almost spit my water out.

 

[340519]

When I stopped caring about my audio equipment and sources, it was the moment I started enjoying the music (see my sig).

Man that's awesome. I can really appreciate this. It has been a fruitless quest for the audio holy grail. I'm done myself as I just don't have the energy to do it anymore. I'm getting out of my squirrel cage.

 

[KeithPhantom]

Man that's awesome. I can really appreciate this. It has been a fruitless quest for the audio holy grail. I'm done myself as I just don't have the energy to do it anymore. I'm getting out of my squirrel cage.

The reasoning I used to determine my exit of the audio gear market was this: personally, I want to hear what is in the recording, thus I will get the most transparent gear that can cover all of the human thresholds. If I want to make a change, I have DSP for that (even "tube" distortion is better replicated in DSP since you can have the same values over and over again, instead of the variability of physical gear).

 

[bigshot]

The best way to upgrade your audio gear is to listen to better music.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I’ll never pretend to understand most of what is being discussed in this thread/ Forum but that last line litteraly made me laugh out loud. Because it’s true.

Keep it up and you'll get yourself a drinking buddy

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Man that's awesome. I can really appreciate this. It has been a fruitless quest for the audio holy grail. I'm done myself as I just don't have the energy to do it anymore. I'm getting out of my squirrel cage.

Your fingers are probably black and blue from hitting the Pay Now key

 

[340519]

Your fingers are probably black and blue from hitting the Pay Now key

Lol yeah, but I'm done now. I can't take anymore. And I have the best of everything so there's no where left to go. Law of diminishing returns kicking in.

 

[jagwap]

The best way to upgrade your audio gear is to listen to better music.

I think that is the first blanket opinion you have made I can unequivocally agree with.

 

[sajesak]

I've been comparing different streaming softwares and Tidal always comes up at top in terms of what I consider the better sound quality. With Tidal, I also notice a difference when the software is in bit-perfect mode compared to running through the OS. Also, it's a sigificant difference in quality of what I hear on Youtube compared to Tidal. Youtube just sound less clear, and a bit hazy to my ears. Also, through Tidal the driver response seems much tighter as well free spotify promotion. This has me wondering, is there any processing being done through Tidal I wonder. Didn't somebody post way back regarding an EQ being applied on Tidal? Can anybody link that post?

Has anyone tried the Tidal music streaming service? Of course, they tout their pop selections on their web site, but I was wondering how their classical music compares to the number of tracks available on other services like Spotify or the Naxos Music Library. NML has the best classical streaming, as far as I'm concerned, but they don't have much of anything popular.

 

[bigshot]

If you're looking for a wide selection, Amazon has the most titles.

 

[Davesrose]

If you're looking for a wide selection, Amazon has the most titles.

From what I can read, currently it's Spotify, then Apple, then Amazon. But all 3 might be considered equal as far as having slightly over 100 million titles. I've been an Apple subscriber myself: included in my cell plan. I also like that since speaker music I listen to is through Atmos speakers, Apple has a growing number of titles that are remixed in Atmos.

 

[sajesak]

From what I can read, currently it's Spotify, then Apple, then Amazon. But all 3 might be considered equal as far as having slightly over 100 million titles. I've been an Apple subscriber myself: included in my cell plan spotify promotion. I also like that since speaker music I listen to is through Atmos speakers, Apple has a growing number of titles that are remixed in Atmos.

thank you for your suggestion