@soix still skeptical that streaming at 300kbps or so sounds better than DSD or 192/24 dvd-a, but as I said, I’m not against trying a reasonably priced streamer at some point. I’m always open to trying new audio.
Are there any more good multi format disc players out there?
I miss the old days, circa 2007. I miss my great sounding multi channel Marantz disc player the UD7007, and the way it played dvd-audio, SACDs, and redbook convincingly. I have a lot of multi channel SACDs and dvd-a that I can’t listen to because my current player only does two channel. Does anyone know of any new players marketed for that same purpose, or do I need to get with the times, buy a streamer and admit defeat? I understand that not all multi channel audio was good, but a lot still is, and having the option to play it—in high resolution two channel as well—was terrific.
I still have the Marantz, but I was told it wasn’t worth repairing. Maybe it is after all. Maybe something on the used marketplace?
Anyone have any suggestions?
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@stereo5 Out of curiosity what is your current streaming setup? |
@stereo5 I think whether you’re streaming or using discs, if all the R&D is going into streamers and dacs, then when you compare it to the increasingly limited number of physical disc players, you’re bound to think streaming is superior. I’m still willing to give streaming a go, but it would be tough to convince me that streaming is a superior format. |
OP, Sounds to me like you made a good case for streaming to be better sound quality soon, if it is not now. (today, it simply depends which one you are comparing to which). Consider a player is an optical computer file storage device, a streamer, and a DAC. It is reading computer files. A streamer receives computer files from internal storage, external storage, or from a streaming service. Protocols in various places make sure the bits are identical. After this the player and DAC for a streamer do the same thing. You can take those files and put them on a hard drive and read them from there… or put the files on a local network drive and read them from there. Or put the files on a set of drives owned by Qobuz and stream them through the internet.
However, where the real problem comes with players… they only deal with one file type of relatively low resolution… red book. So, for instance, Qobuz has over half a million albums in high resolution. A trend that will continue… leaving red book behind.
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