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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
chorus OP
976 posts
 

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? 

mr_m
1,900 posts
 

I live in Az now but being from Wisconsin originally, I'm a Bucks fan!

boomerbillone
329 posts
 

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!

itsjustme
681 posts
 

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.

 

 

 

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vitussl101
147 posts
 

Is there any actual evidence that lp's sound better than digital or otherwise?  When auditioning my latest speakers, the dealer used all Esoteric equipment.  Did this over three days using insane equipment (for me) including a network dac (N-01XD ?) and the last day hookup up an clock based on Rubidium isotope, an atomic clock I guess.  When the music was good, it was really fantastic but that was maybe one in ten cuts or worse.  I thought, okay, that was streaming at a pretty good level.  But then we listened to an Esoteric SACD player.  Um, to me, not even close.   Actually that so changed my mind about digital that I regretted , sort of my last digital player purchase.

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