Thank you for your input. The reason I asked about the version is I find the same song on tidal sounds different from the same song on Qobuz and I prefer the Qobuz song.
Thoughts and suggestions please
I only stream and have spent 3 years building my playlist. I have recently been thinking about purchasing my playlist on Qobuz in the event something happens (they go out of business or some major crash) that would lose what I have spent so much time building. Is this a concern for others as well? If I do decide to purchase my list I would need a new streamer with storage capacity. I am looking for suggestions for streamers. I have an N130 node now with Teddy Pardo LPS. I like the BluOS app and am considering a new Node with storage but with all the positive feedback with Innuous and Aurrender I will strongly consider those too. Do their apps compare favorably with the BluOS app? I’d like to stay in the 3-5k cost range. Thank you for your thoughts.
Ron
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"Streaming is the future... so, I can't see it going away. Owning music is going away." That does seem like the general norm nowadays and I'm not singling you out, but it's one depressing viewpoint. I'll never understand the mentality of not buying an artists music they spent god knows how long constructing, recording, editing, logistics, the expense etc.... I understand streaming isn't going away, but the current model royally screws the artists. Basically spend a few bucks on a streaming service and you get everything for free - the monthly sub doesn't amount to anything in the scheme of things, so yes all this music is free once you break it down. I hope someday the stream model changes. I do stream mainly for discovery, but I do purchase the music I listen to either dig download or CD etc.. so I suppose I'm the minority in that regard. Yes it does take some effort to maintain a local library but I own it. To each their own |
Physical media is a very niche market at this point targeting old school audiophiles. It’s the reality. If you use streaming for discovery only and you’re buying and listening to CDs and or vinyl it means your streaming is not on the level and or you choose to buy physical media and it’s purely your choice. Vinyl album costs are in double and triple digits. If you are a serious collector and add up your yearly spend it will begin to look like one hell of a streaming front end if you spent this money on components. That’s just the reality. Landscape for recording industry has changed tremendously. They need to adopt. And with AI becoming part of everyday everything, who knows…we might witness a new Elvis Presley or The Beatles albums released soon. Keep this in mind. May be time to up your streaming game. |
Intuitively, that would seem true. But if you go visit a record store or two you'll likely find younger people outnumber "old school audiophiles." Further, if you consider that brand new record pressing machines are back in production, and pressing plants have been acquiring them and adding capacity, it seems unlikely they'd commit to such an expense for a customer base that's dying.
So?
But it isn't an either/or proposition. An audiophile can buy physical media. And stream. And enjoy both at very high fidelity. And talk and chew gum at the same time. |
Not telling anyone what to do here @cleeds and not advocating for any type of source If you want yo stream and buy CDs and vinyl please go ahead. I no longer buy vinyl but I still buy a CD once in a while. |
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