Audiophile streaming service

@lalitk I know that @georgehifi dislikes streaming . But I have to agree that IF someone has to buy CDs, you should check the dr.loudness-war.info and purchase the CD based on the best dymanic range in that database. I ended up purchasing a few from Germany, other EU countries and Japan. The only issue is sometimes these CDs are expensive. But these CDs sound amazing and you can bump up the sound meter without ear strain and fatigue.For the past 6 months though, I have converted all my CD/SACDs to FLAC/DSD files and thoroughly enjoy streaming them. In fact my FLACs are converted to DSD in Foobar and I like the way they are rendered. Love streaming! But if I have to buy CDs (to convert to FLAC), then the DR database is what I check.

By all means rip them from a good known early uncompressed CD to a hard drive.

But to stream them from a streaming company you are sure to get the later compressed version, of what you bought from Germany.

And your right you can bump up the level so much more without it getting confused, because the DR is so much better your ears/brain hears the quieter parts better, it not a wall of fatiguing loud compressed sound.

Cheers George

“But to stream them from a streaming company you are sure to get the later compressed version, of what you bought from Germany.”

And how do you know this? What is your source?

In case you did not notice, we have come a long way from Apple mp3 era where every file was compressed to fit into iPod. 

Streaming services often have many different versions of tracks. I guess some choose to ignore that. Ignorance is bliss?

THINK!!! See, the Forest for the Trees.

Do you think they are going to scour eBay for old used ones with catalogue numbers details just to get the uncompressed one then buy it used hoping it’s in good nick?

No I don’t think so, they get what’s give streamed to them from the recording companies at the time, which will be the newer re-issue compressed version that they have done.

Cheers George