Qobuz suggestions aren't great either. And how hard would it be to add a usable history to the menu?
What am I missing?
When discussing streaming we often hear the quality achieved by streaming compared to "cd quality". "Cd quality" seems often to be the standard by which streaming is favorably compared while cds have at the same widely fallen into disfavor as a medium. If "cd quality" continues to be a quality standard by which we judge streaming services -which it appears to be- why exactly do we hold cds in such disfavor? More sophisticated dacs can always be employed with cd transports as they are with streaming. I understand the convenience and storage issues with cds but I also understand that with streaming you will never own the music which you do with cds. This becomes even more unclear to me when considering the resurgence of vinyl and the storage and convenience issues involved with this medium. I don't believe the music industry ever wanted us to own the music we listen to but rather preferred we only rent and pay for that music each time.
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Wow, rent the music? Ok, so for 8.99 a month, I get instant access to almost anything I'd care to listen to and a bunch of stuff I don't. I mean, it's less than buying a new release LP or CD a month, and I get so much more. To me, streaming is the best deal ever (except maybe OTA radio 😜). |
Quality vs. Variety: I have a Node 2i for streaming, and I love its alarm feature. My living room system has a timer (thanks Anthem) and it turns on at 5:50am. The Node 2i alarm is set for 5:55 and I've set it to play a New Wave internet station (from Norway i think). I'm not sure of the bitrate, likely 128k, and I can definitely hear the data compression, but I love more than anything getting to hear several songs every morning that i've never heard before, in a genre that I like. Some of the songs are really awful, but that's ok. It's part of the charm. I'd rather hear something new and fun, than songs I've already heard a million times. It's a great way to start each day. |
@mirolab Heh heh, and totally agree the ability to hear worlds of new music has been a reawakening for me as a music-loving audiophile. I’ve also had success using the Shazam app on my iPhone to identify new music when I hear something interesting in my car. What a great time to be an audiophile, eh? |
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