It’s one thing for the digital masters start out as the same ’bits’ upstream at the head end. It’s another thing for how those ’bits’ are reproduced downstream at the playback end. There’s theory. And then there’s application. Here are some discussions from the Audiogon archives.
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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@steakster You write: |
It seems that you’ve visited this topic before - link. Apparently, you weren’t satisfied with those responses either. Good luck in your quest. |
@steakster The earlier topic I was involved in had to do with the discussion of data transmission over USB cable. |
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