I recently did the trial but did not subscribe because of the lack of a remote control app for IOS devices. However, I found the sound quality to be outstanding and the selection was considerably better than Tidal. If I had easier access to my Macbook pro, I would join in a heartbeat, but the way I currently have my system set up, it would be difficult to change the selection when I needed to. I am pathetically lazy.
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I am very curious - how does the sound on these various services compare to a decently-set up high end computer server containing ripped 16/44 tracks? I have a MacMini server that is somewhat tweaked but not tweaked to the max as some have done. I tried lossless streaming on Qobuz for a while as I do like their catalog. But ultimately I found myself not using Qobuz much, as I found that the sound from my ripped CDs was enough better that I always seemed to gravitate to the latter. I am waiting I guess to be able to stream from Qobuz or perhaps another source without any compromise relative to ripped CD sound. I wonder if I am missing something? For instance, does any one have a streamer/server set-up - Aries etc - which leaves them indifferent between the sound of 16/44 tracks streamed in from Tidal/Qobuz/HD Tracks versus music ripped from CDs? Thanks |
I have a subscription to: http://www.classicsonlinehd.com and enjoy many of their new albums each week. They apparently have some relationship to Naxos, generally don't have many of the "big name" conductors or performers, but the selection and sound quality is good. |
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