Vote Your Ranking -If you have an opinion on this digital subject


There have been many statements made about this question here and on other forums stating differing opinions as which SQ is better :

 

1.-Red book CD

2.-Streamed High resolution files- i.e. Tidal/Qobuz

3.-Downloaded files purchased in Super Hi Res-Acoustic Sounds

4.-Red Book CDs ripped and stored for playback as files

 

Everyone may have an opinion on their preference

but is there any actual evidence of this? I suppose the only

way to produce evidence would be via blind testing and

survey results.

 

So please list in your preferred order the numbers

1,2,3,4  with the 1st being the best/ 4 the worst SQ 

 

Audiophiles may have an idea of their preference

but is there any actual evidence? I suppose the only

way to produce evidence would be via blind testing and

survey results. 

 

Does anyone have some hard facts as it relates to this query? 

 

Thank You.

 

chorus

2

2

2

1

two not only offers great sound but gets my votes on connivence and how much new music I have discovered through qobuz! 

Another group of interesting replies.

You can do the tallying this time.

(Looks like #1 leads by one)

Watching my Suns play the Clippers.

 

Itsme-What city are you in? I travel and would enjoy

hearing your system! 

Okay any last holdouts familiar with these four 

methods of play? 

1,4,2,3.  The CD you want is probably available used on Amazon. Price vs quality. #3 is hideously expensive. Amazon's streaming is free with Prime and only very slightly inferior to the CD. Best price/quality ration I know of. ENJOY the Music!

Amazon streams at a maximum of 256kbps which is about 2.5:1 compression (after lossless).  Its hardly high end, and even getting that stream requires digging and digging through the configuration menus.  Or pay up for their premium hifi offer.

I actually find Tidal much cheaper at the end of the day, than buying zillions of CDs even used.