I’m almost 65yrs old, and I’ve been collecting physical mediums for music for over 50 years. I literally still have several hundreds of pounds of LP’s, CD’s, cassette and reel to reel tapes, and even some 8-track tapes that were produced in what was then called “Quadraphonic Sound”. But we live in the 21st century now, and there’s this relatively new thing called music streaming which I have found to be a Godsend to a lifelong music lover like myself. Granted that I spent quite a bit of coin to put together my headphone system during the pandemic lockdown. But for me the gains in SQ and convenience were well worth it.
Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners?
I want to upgrade my digital side … (currently Bluesound Vault 2i feeding the DAC of Oppo 105) … plan to spend around $2k … since I’ve ripped all my CDs to the Vault, thinking of spending it all on a DAC, and retire/sell the Oppo while it still has some value. I do have a few older CDPs I could retain as backup, but not sure why I would ever need.
Alternatively, was considering a better combined CDP/DAC like a newer Marantz or Yamaha … upgrades DAC performance some, and a reliable spinner for quite a few more years … but I have very few SACDs, so feeling like this would be the tail wagging the dog.
In what direction have you been migrating?
Alternatively, was considering a better combined CDP/DAC like a newer Marantz or Yamaha … upgrades DAC performance some, and a reliable spinner for quite a few more years … but I have very few SACDs, so feeling like this would be the tail wagging the dog.
In what direction have you been migrating?
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@p05129 Well said, brother! While I love LPs and their art and notes, using Roon I engage and discover more about the artists, their connections, history, etc. When you compare Roon to CD UX, it isn't even close. 1pt fonts -- no thanks! Totally agree that a mesh network(e.g. Eero) is totally simple to set up and will provide benefits far outside audio-related too. Cheers, Spencer |
Yes no ones arguing that, but if what you put on the HD comes from streaming or downloading, it’s usually the "later compress re-issue" that you get, and therefore will sound shite compared to earlier CD of the same piece that aren’t compressed. Just look at the difference just between these two, earlier CD issue v later re-issue that are usually the the download/streamed ones. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Traveling+Wilburys&album=Traveling+Wilburys https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Bruce+Springsteen&album=Born+To+Run Cheers George |
Arguing is not likely to change many minds. The value is, to give the provenance of what they stream/download to you, so you can say yes I'll pay (to uncompressed) or no won't pay (to compressed) issues of the same album. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Stevie+Nicks&album=Bella+Donna They'll get me to join if they did that for starters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ&ab_channel=MattMayfieldMusic Cheers George |
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