@steakster You write:
"It’s another thing for how the ’bits’ are reproduced downstream at the playback end."
How is that different between streaming services? I would think that both Tidal and Qobuz start out with the same digital data. Then transmission of that data over TCP/IP should be 100% accurate. Thatʻs the great blessing of computer technology.
So if your streamer receives exactly the same data from either service, then why would they sound different? Why would one streaming service sound better than another, assuming they are both offering the same exact data file.
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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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. |
@goleksiak +1
More audiofooleri... I am using Amazon Music and it sounds exactly like Tidal and Qobuz. Same bit rates, same resolution, same files, same sound. If you think it sounds different please do a double blind statistically relevant test and show me the results. Oh, maybe Qobuz adds some additional "great" sounding information that other platforms can't. |
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