Loving this RP , but want to stream through ROON , so I get the HQPlayer processing.
Any clues how I go about this?
Is Pretty Good Good Enough? Listening Habits In The World Of Streaming Services.
I'm a recent subscriber to Tidal and Amazon Unlimited. The sound quality of the cd quality music is surprisingly good. I find myself listening to more music because of it.
I've also found myself in a situation when I come across a very familiar recording that I find it missing some of the inner details of the recording that I'm very familiar with....overall, the recording is good, but I noticed the missing elements. Though I found it not as good as it sounds on my cd player, it was good enough that I didn't stop the song and went and got my cd and played it. In other words, I settled for pretty good. Interestingly, as I moved up the chain in the world of audio, it was always in pursuit of better equipment to extract better sound from the recording. I was always looking for better than 'good enough'. Well, 'good enough' has gotten a lot better than it used to be...and much more convenient.
Sadly, my critical listening time with my cd player and turntable is a lot less these days because of the streaming services. I've just started to fiddle around with burning wav files of my cd's to a hard drive to make copies of those recordings where nothing but the original file will do.
How have your listening habits changed since the higher resolution services have arrived?
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@laoman "I do not look at equipment for the sake of looking at equipment" So if you bought a Porsche, for the performance & ride, you would never stop to admire the body lines? Right. |
Here's my take on it: There's listening to the music then there's listening to your system play music. I'm a software support engineer and if you've seen the news lately, the world is burning because of a new security vulnerability. Last night after the second hellish day at work, I poured myself a dram, fired up my meager system and listened to music via my Node2i. (I even forgot to switch in the tube rectifier on the Border Patrol DAC.) I just listened to the music... Yes the thought crossed my mind, "I've got that on LP.' but I didn't budge. Steely Dan and Miles if you're curious.
My point is, IMHO, there's time for each. Just do what helps you breathe...
Happy listening! |
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