"So if you bought a Porsche, for the performance & ride, you would never stop to admire the body lines? Right. "
Yes, correct. I find those who buy equipment because of the way it looks and not the sound amusing.
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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Bought a new system three years ago that included an Aurender N10. I've gone down the rabbit hole, never to return. Been giving away large handfuls of CDs and needing to get hundreds more out plus two CD towers. If you have a good internet connection, good ethernet cables and a good switch, like an Uptone EtherREGEN, and a good source and power, you'll be having and hearing a great time. |
@laoman You have completed misunderstood my comments. I did not say, nor did I infer that my choice of equipment was in anyway based on appearance. The fact that I like the way the P8 is designed, or the fact my Acoustic Zen cabinets are burled walnut, is just a bonus. Why should anyone not take pleasure in the visual as well as the audio. I hazard a guess that all the participants on this site who have posted pictures of their systems and listening rooms are quite proud of how things "look". I would say that your comments are a tad elitist, but I don't you, so.......... |
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