Hi-res streaming on Qobuz

@ rvpiano

recently you had started a thread about possibly getting new speakers and that didnt work out due to the dealer......but were you doing that because you wanted to change the current ones OR you were hoping that this would solve the solve this issue where you dont hear a difference between the hi res and not hi res ?

I have a Topping E30 DAC that shows the bit rate of the stream being played. It reliably matches what Qobuz says it is sending. That said, just because a recording has been done in high-rez doesn't mean it will always sound better or even be noticeable.

For example, what microphones were used by the recording studio? What about their mic preamps and mixing console? A standard CD runs up to 22KHz, while a 96KHz recording goes to 48KHz, and 192KHz double that. What if the original studio recording contains no information about 20KHz due to their equipment choices?

Then there is our own hearing. I'm in my later 60s and have long since lost high frequency hearing above 12KHz or 13KHz. That said, some recordings sound much better than others, but I usually attribute that to the effort put forth in the recording and mixing process far more than the format used for file storage.

riley,
The quest for the new speakers had nothing to do with the streaming issue.
Just wanted to try something different.


mlsstl,
I know exactly what your talking about. Some recordings do sound much better than others.  And I’ve got a few more years on you. 
But, when I play hi-res discs on my Oppo player I can generally hear a difference.

Interestingly, the Oppo player doesn’t go through the DAC.  So the problem may in the Gumby.

Interestingly, the Oppo player doesn’t go through the DAC. So the problem may in the Gumby.

process of elimination