Music streaming

allenf1963

379 posts

04-10-2025 at 07:43pm 

I prefer Tidal. 

99.9% of my music listening consists of 1970’s to Current Day Progressive Rock, 1960’s to 1980’s Classic Rock, 1980’s to Current Day Prog Metal, Art Rock, Post Rock, and Bete Noir Jazz from all Eras (Bowie, Roxy Music, Talk Talk, Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Distant Dream, Soup, My Bloody Valentine, Gift, Bohren & der Club of Gore, etc.), and Industrial/Hard To Classify Rock (Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Killing Joke, Psychedelic Furs, Satellite Paradiso, etc.).  I gave examples so you could see the pretty eclectic variety of my tunes.

I am pretty certain I can count on one hand the number of times I looked for music I listen to and was not able to find it in Tidal’s library.  Happy listening!

Yes,that’s why I ended trying tidal.

I stumped them with Ground Hogs -Soldier.

They do have about six albums,just not Thank Christ for the Bomb.

Qobuz hands-down ... 

For an inexpensive streamer look at Wiim Ultra ... some compelling reviews and I have heard it ... easy to use, compatible with Qobuz et cetera.

https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2024/07/19/the-wiim-ultra-review-unreal-hifi-value-for-real/

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_399WMULTRA/WiiM-Ultra-Space-Gray.html?awcr=699109337249&awdv=c&awnw=g&awug=9023020&awkw=kwd-2277443742925&awmt=p&awat=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw--K_BhB5EiwAuwYoyj7s-LK-XoZop015dPpAoK1SVrVHMpkuoy3PSz5MILP8GKVVyhoEehoCSrkQAvD_BwE

Cambridge Audio streamers support Chromecast .  I just bought a Wiim Pro for $109 that does as well.  It isn’t hard to find 

I own the Vega, and enjoy the Auralic app and Qobuz.  I tried adding Roon, but it didn't add much to the experience for me, and was another layer to deal with.

I also subscribe to Youtube Premium and enjoy the wide variety of performances available through my TV.  You may encounter some syncing issues (video and audio) with the Vega, since there is buffering taking place.  I ended up adding a pair of JBL powered speakers for TV and swap my REL sub between my primary system when what members here refer to as "critical listening"..