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Anyone have actual experience with TIDAL HiFi streaming?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:21 pm
How does it stack up to Spotify wrt library, audible differences in sound quality, app UI & functionality, curated playlists, etc? Worth your $20? General comments or feedback?
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Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:34 pm to Acadien
Been using it for about a month. I am running it through a $100k+ audio rig, so I do notice the difference in the higher sampling/bit rate (16bit/44.1k).
For me--worth the extra $10/mo.
For me--worth the extra $10/mo.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 11:15 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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$100k+ audio rig
Professional studio? I'm going to need some details
I'm using HD650's with entry level DAC & amp.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 8:34 am to Acadien
Daytime bump
Posted on 4/10/15 at 2:52 pm to Acadien
Go to the Audiophile/Vinly long thread on this board and go to page 3--you will see my main rig. It is in my home with two other systems.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 2:58 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Yep, if you don't have a high quality system then you won't notice a difference.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:02 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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Been using it for about a month. I am running it through a $100k+ audio rig, so I do notice the difference in the higher sampling/bit rate (16bit/44.1k).
What happened with that service Neil Youngs company was developing? Wasn't it gonna be 24bit/192k?
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:09 pm to BigOrangeBri
It's called Pono and it does offer 24/192. As of now, I don't think it is as extensive as TIDAL and I believe that you must use his interface, but I may be wrong on that.
I think it may even offer a few DSD and DXD file streams (which are on par with SACD), but, in my personal experience, once I get past 24/96, I can no longer hear sonic differences. They are there, but my ears are 42 years old and can't detect the difference above that.
I can, however, detect differences among MP3, 16/44.1, and 24/96--but again, it is usually through audio rigs cape able of letting those differences show themselves.
I think it may even offer a few DSD and DXD file streams (which are on par with SACD), but, in my personal experience, once I get past 24/96, I can no longer hear sonic differences. They are there, but my ears are 42 years old and can't detect the difference above that.
I can, however, detect differences among MP3, 16/44.1, and 24/96--but again, it is usually through audio rigs cape able of letting those differences show themselves.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:14 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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I can, however, detect differences among MP3, 16/44.1, and 24/96--but again, it is usually through audio rigs cape able of letting those differences show themselves.
Oh, no doubt. MP3s sound like they got put in a vice and squeezed until all the life in the music is gone.
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