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Post by John on Aug 1, 2015 6:38:49 GMT
I must admit I am a bit shocked by how many people are using computer audio to some degree in their systems
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 1, 2015 6:47:05 GMT
Yes, the results are surprising , to say the least.
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Post by Stratmangler on Aug 1, 2015 7:40:17 GMT
I must admit I am a bit shocked by how many people are using computer audio to some degree in their systems I'm not! I bought my first Squeezebox in 2007, and it was apparent to me then that it was going to be the way things would be in some shape or form. What has surprised me is the number of folk that were wedded to the old ways of doing things and their resistance to change - OK, if you're going to play vinyl records then you have to use a record player, and the same applies to any proprietary format, but once you get the stuff onto digital storage then the world is your lobster ..... I stopped playing CDs in a CD player in real time in 2007  |
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Post by John on Aug 1, 2015 7:48:22 GMT
I remember the resistance to it a few years back Chris and that seemed to has changed
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Post by MartinT on Aug 1, 2015 7:51:34 GMT
Totally blown away by the music catalogue on TIDAL - and sounds a tad better than my CD player, too. Sorted. Wow Jerry, that is some statement. I may dabble with TIDAL at some point based on what you've said about it. |
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Post by John on Aug 1, 2015 7:55:39 GMT
I will try Tidal when I get one of these uptoneaudio.com/products/usb-regenreviews are excellent These days hardly using Spotify as my file based system is so much better |
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Post by AlanS on Aug 1, 2015 8:05:22 GMT
For anyone who uses Moode player version 2.1 has just been announced - now available at moodeaudio.org |
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Post by AlanS on Aug 1, 2015 8:07:07 GMT
I must admit I am a bit shocked by how many people are using computer audio to some degree in their systems I hope you recover and learn and adjust your view of your flock. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2015 8:08:11 GMT
I remember the resistance to it a few years back Chris and that seemed to has changed Au contrarire, my appreciation of vinyl has got stronger  |
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Post by John on Aug 1, 2015 10:56:46 GMT
Nought wrong with a good vinyl system
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Post by Paul on Aug 9, 2015 20:43:38 GMT
Certain listening vinyl only, then mainly cd or other digital playback.
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Post by steveeb on Aug 10, 2015 14:13:37 GMT
I broke through my personal pain barrier with a Squeezebox Touch. Now I use an Oppo BD103 player with an HD connected, as it gives me access to all formats of discs, streaming, Youtube and sound quality equal to the best I've personally achieved with a dedicated CD player, all in one unit and without the computer faff.
I still lust after Martin's extremely analogue Ayre player though...
My development with streaming music is curtailed every time I disconnect the internet from the Oppo, which I do for serious music sessions, and hear the not insignificant jump in quality.
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Post by John on Aug 10, 2015 14:44:26 GMT
The oppo is a nice set up I remember it beating the 2pc jplay set up I used to use
I bring my pc next visit and we try it out in your system it be interesting to see if things have changed
I also hope to hear it against the pi and Ayre at Martins sometime
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 16:19:34 GMT
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Post by jamescg1972 on Aug 10, 2015 19:05:16 GMT
Mainly stream from Spotify via my Sonos, or stream FLAC from the NAS through it. Listen to vinyl when I can have an hour sitting in peace and quiet. About to try and build Raspberry pi based streamer. At work I listen to spotify via iPad or nexus 5. I guess computer based music is my main listening medium.
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Post by Greg on Aug 10, 2015 20:14:45 GMT
I'm a recent convert to streamed music through my RPi with high berry into a Caiman II (latest version) into a passive pre followed by valve power amp to speakers. Another vote from me for services from Tidal apart from their annoying habit of showing an album in there index but when you click on it it says 'no content'. Maybe Tidal intends to add content at a later date........I hope so.
Streaming with Tidal in my system sounds far better compared to any CDP I have used to date. All my CD's have been ripped in flac to my PC which can then feed the RPi through management from Squeezepad loaded on my iPad. I retain my Garrard 401 sunk into a heavy Welsh Blue Slate (Snowdonia....the densest Slate in the world)
with Audiomods arm and Ortofon KB because I have hundreds of albums not yet downloaded on streaming services and because of the unique sound quality a good vinyl source brings.
I also listen to radio through Squeezepad, so source wise, all I now need is the RPi system (very small in the rack) and my TT. I can now remove loads of components from the rack, infact replace the rack with a support much smaller which pleases the wife. If it wasn't for the valve amp needing a stand for ventilation, the whole thing could go into my TV support unit.
As for streaming components, my advice is not to get drawn into the hype coming from the main manufacturers. A few weeks ago I attended a retailers high end demo day and listened to two streaming devises, one at £15,000 and another at £6,000. The £6,000 one sounded much better than the more expensive one but on reflection, neither of them offered me anything better than my £80 RPi set up. If you go RPi, there's no fancy looking boxes etc, ( you can always box it in a fancy chassis if you wish) but it offers you all you need for high end streamed music. Any suggestion otherwise is a con. Believe your ears and not what the industry people with their vested snake oil interest like to tell you.
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Post by Sovereign on Aug 10, 2015 21:19:08 GMT
Has anyone compared spotify to tidal ?
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Post by John on Aug 11, 2015 5:37:32 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Aug 11, 2015 5:56:56 GMT
That might be the way to go to improve USB sound, John.
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Post by John on Aug 11, 2015 6:45:09 GMT
Reports back on the forums are very good Martin I hope to hear one latter this month
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