Thanks gosta. I'm still working out all the pros and cons of Tidal. If it is worth it to pay $20 a month ($240/year!) for the hi res stuff then it seems to me it would be imperative to have the equipment to listen to it at the highest quality level and I'm still just not sure how to do that or even if I want to spend that much more money for that additional equipment.
I might even consider the low-res subscription just to find music I like and then find good recordings of it on CD.
I'm re-listening to my earlier Zep CDs and maybe they'e not as bad as I thought. I think more volume (they way it was intended I suppose) would probably help.
Replacing the equipment I have (which was all free) is not really an option. I'm fairly sure I cannot afford higher quality than what I already have (Aerial Acoustic 7Bs) unless I started trading and selling which is a rabbit hole I am not going down at this point since I really don't know enough to do so.
As I've been listening to my CD collection again (it has been years, only about 100 CDs) there are some standouts. I mean obvious, immediate standouts. The original release of Sting's Soul Cages is just amazing. I keep going back to it over and over. It is one of those situations where even though none of the songs on the album are my favorites, the sound is so lush and bright that I keep wanting to hear it again. The same with Pink Floyd's Animals and Wish You Were Here.
I might even consider the low-res subscription just to find music I like and then find good recordings of it on CD.
I'm re-listening to my earlier Zep CDs and maybe they'e not as bad as I thought. I think more volume (they way it was intended I suppose) would probably help.
Replacing the equipment I have (which was all free) is not really an option. I'm fairly sure I cannot afford higher quality than what I already have (Aerial Acoustic 7Bs) unless I started trading and selling which is a rabbit hole I am not going down at this point since I really don't know enough to do so.
As I've been listening to my CD collection again (it has been years, only about 100 CDs) there are some standouts. I mean obvious, immediate standouts. The original release of Sting's Soul Cages is just amazing. I keep going back to it over and over. It is one of those situations where even though none of the songs on the album are my favorites, the sound is so lush and bright that I keep wanting to hear it again. The same with Pink Floyd's Animals and Wish You Were Here.