I agree and I always wondered this also. More Audiofoolerie.....
bits is bits
Being a retired IT tech, Iʻm a "bits is bits" guy. I keep seeing people rank different streaming services against each other and I have to say, Iʻm mystified. Modern recordings are all digital masters and remastered. If two different hi-res streaming services, say Qobuz and Tidal, have the same track available, why would one sound different from the other, let alone better?
The stream is being fed over TCP/IP from the source, and I see no reason that it you were to do a cksum on the same file/track being delivered by either streaming service, that they would exactly match. So why do people claim better sound from one streaming source over the other. Iʻm assuming they are both full resolution sources, not mp3.
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I’m a retired IT guy as well. The bits are bits… it’s what comes with the bits that matters. Qobuz sounds the best… by a small amount… but it is the streamer which receives and isolates and times the bits that then go to the DAC which translates and sets the tonal balance that completely transform the sound quality. Which is why I own a $22K streamer and a $17K DAC that sound incredible. I’ve experienced… PCs, MACs, iPads, cheap streamers and mid tier stuff up to what i have now which step by step improved the sound to true high fidelity. You can see my systems under my user ID. All theoretical questions are quick;t dismissed by listening. |
Clearly bits are not bits and some bits sound like chit. Agree with @ghdprentice that Qobuz sounds better than what is currently available. |
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