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Feb 19, 2017 10:41:26 GMT
Post by MartinT on Feb 19, 2017 10:41:26 GMT
Yes, it does somewhat although it's variable (and possibly over the years their encoding has improved). However, some simple music like Anouar Braham sounds very fine indeed. A good DAC helps and the Caiman SEG is superb in getting a lot from the Raspberry Pi.
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Feb 19, 2017 11:46:12 GMT
Post by jandl100 on Feb 19, 2017 11:46:12 GMT
If it requires special playback gear and has a limited catalogue it will go the way of SACD but much faster -- a very limited market for a small band of geeky devotees, it just doesn't seem a viable commercial product to me. ... Says a streamer who is perfectly happy with Spotify Premium as his main source.
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Feb 19, 2017 11:53:57 GMT
Post by MartinT on Feb 19, 2017 11:53:57 GMT
If Spotify are struggling to turn a profit, it doesn't give much hope for the other systems. Record labels being too greedy again?
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Feb 19, 2017 13:04:04 GMT
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Post by John on Feb 19, 2017 13:04:04 GMT
Yes, it does somewhat although it's variable (and possibly over the years their encoding has improved). However, some simple music like Anouar Braham sounds very fine indeed. A good DAC helps and the Caiman SEG is superb in getting a lot from the Raspberry Pi. Agree about playing simple music but 60% of the music I play just sounds weak
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Feb 19, 2017 13:09:12 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Feb 19, 2017 13:09:12 GMT
The breadth of the Spotify catalogue is astonishing. I am constantly amazed at what's available there And yet I find so often Spotty does not have what I'm after. Yes, it must be obscure
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Feb 19, 2017 13:11:39 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Feb 19, 2017 13:11:39 GMT
If Spotify are struggling to turn a profit, it doesn't give much hope for the other systems. Record labels being too greedy again? Spotty is still new, certainly in concept and related to the record companies. A big shake up may be coming. I remember Google when it first started .....
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Feb 19, 2017 13:29:21 GMT
Post by MartinT on Feb 19, 2017 13:29:21 GMT
I remember Google when it first started ..... I remember AltaVista before Google, and Lynx before that. Lynx was a text-only search engine/browser.
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Feb 19, 2017 13:59:33 GMT
Post by davidf on Feb 19, 2017 13:59:33 GMT
I don't find that any online streaming services have enough of what I like - Napster is by far the best, but doesn't have the quality, good for listening to something with a view to buying it though. I have Spotify and TIDAL accounts now due to work, and is the only reason I would pay for them. I am enjoying MQA as part of it though.
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Feb 19, 2017 15:47:12 GMT
Post by MikeMusic on Feb 19, 2017 15:47:12 GMT
I remember Google when it first started ..... I remember AltaVista before Google, and Lynx before that. Lynx was a text-only search engine/browser. Google turned out to be very special. Might Spotty be the same or be eaten up by the big boys ?
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Feb 19, 2017 16:03:18 GMT
Post by MartinT on Feb 19, 2017 16:03:18 GMT
Google (Page and Brin) invented PageRank, the technology for faster and more precise internet searches. That stand-alone technology has remained at the core of their success, although cloud services are taking over now. Look how long it took anyone (in this case, Microsoft with Bing) to rival them.
Spotify have a good model and a nice UI but are completely dependent on the record labels for their performing rights. We all know how tricky (=greedy) the big labels can be, so it's by no means certain that they can stay in business.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:10:05 GMT
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Feb 19, 2017 17:10:05 GMT
Yes, it does somewhat although it's variable (and possibly over the years their encoding has improved). However, some simple music like Anouar Braham sounds very fine indeed. A good DAC helps and the Caiman SEG is superb in getting a lot from the Raspberry Pi. Yes agreed, this new dac has been a game changer for me.
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