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Post by jandl100 on Feb 24, 2021 10:20:00 GMT
The article linked below highlights the difference in approach between NASA and SpaceX. www.sciencealert.com/spacex-is-about-to-attempt-another-starship-launch-the-last-two-exploded"SpaceX Is About to Attempt Another Starship Launch. The Last Two Exploded" SpaceX go in for destructive beta testing, happy for it to go up in smoke and try again, whereas the NASA philosophy is to take it steady and slow and expensive, and get it right first time. The very recent Perseverance landing on Mars is a perfect example of the NASA philosophy in action. The usual SpaceX approach wouldn't have worked for that.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 24, 2021 1:55:40 GMT
John: " I am guessing BT itself is not intrinsically fantastic, its just by-passing my Wifi, NAS, router, switch cables etc. in my network. "
Yup, I tend to agree. A holistic view is needed when I compare my own USB setup with Bluetooth.... different WiFi interfaces, laptop noise, 7m USB cable and interfaces, cable interfaces at my reclocker and USB converter. All of those are avoided with Bluetooth.
Balance that against the inherent compression of Bluetooth, the receiver cable interfaces and..... well, I have no idea which one is technically superior!
My Bluetooth setup certainly sounds excellent to my ears.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 24, 2021 1:20:14 GMT
The proof will be in the pudding listening! All of us with our very different systems are hearing slightly different things from Spoti. I get bags of dynamics and attack in my system, recording dependant of course, and I don't feel I'm missing anything in terms of rez. However I'm perfectly willing to accept that this 'upgrade' might show me what I'm missing and so I'll keep an open mind for now ... I agree that there are great dynamics and attack from Spotify. Listening to the Chandos recording of Malcolm Arnold's 1st symphony earlier on Spotify - there was nothing lost in the quite startling at times experience imho. It's only with a direct comparison that sometimes I hear more with Qobuz and Tidal. In blind tests I've chosen Spotify as superior on some occasions. Confusing the issue somewhat is the tonal presentation. I hear Tidal as the brightest (too much so for me), with Qobuz in the middle and Spotify the least bright. That can make Spotify seem lower rez and less dynamic in itself. But tweak the system to provide Spotify with the same sort of tonal balance as Qobuz and the two become much more alike overall imo. I don't think I'm losing very much at all with Spotify and I find it an "easier" and more enjoyable (and tbh more lifelike) listening experience atm. But then I'm with Steve as I've never heard rez beyond CD quality as being inherently superior. The huge overlap caused by recording to recording variability swamps it entirely for me. The best of each are superb.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 23, 2021 11:40:24 GMT
I've extended my previous post a bit, but "nicer" is probably a good summary!
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 23, 2021 11:11:52 GMT
Err, you miss my point, Martin!
Qobuz sounds "better" in an audiophile sense, it always has ime - more rez and dynamics etc it's not a subtle difference, but I prefer the Spotify presentation as it sounds more musical to me. I just prefer my music more relaxed and less hyper these days.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 23, 2021 10:54:59 GMT
Excellent news about CD quality lossless.
But, I have to confess to liking the sound of the current Spotify, I actually prefer it to the Qobuz CD quality stream. (Shock, horror - how very unaudiophile of me!).
So whilst I'll certainly try Spotify Hifi when it's made available I wouldn't be hugely surprised if I reverted back to ogg.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 22, 2021 21:07:26 GMT
That was a bit awesome.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 22, 2021 18:06:14 GMT
Piotr Andersewski plays JS Bach
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 22, 2021 16:48:07 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 22, 2021 11:29:59 GMT
That's a beautiful system.
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 21, 2021 8:01:53 GMT
A Quintet of Quads is now in situ. 99 CDP-2, 99 Pre, Quad 606 (upped to mk2), 306 (DADAed), 303 (refurbed and DADAed). (And next to the 99's my faithful Nobsound BT5 receiver.) I've just plumbed it up with the 606ii. Not listened yet with the 99 Pre in the mix (wife still in bed!).
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 20, 2021 20:25:57 GMT
I must admit, as an uninvolved observer, it seemed totally potty the amount of work that several of you had to put in just to keep the bloody thing going. I guess Volumio is ideal for ex-vinyl-heads who miss the farting around with LP cleaners, stylus brushes, record sleeves....
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 20, 2021 10:55:49 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 20, 2021 9:11:06 GMT
Forget holography - here is Volumetric Imaging! This could do the job, genuinely 3D and visible from any angle. It just needs to be scaled up a bit. phys.org/news/2018-01-holograms-d-thin-air.htmlWhat we need is the Holodeck from the Starship Enterprise.
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Roon
Feb 20, 2021 8:03:28 GMT
via mobile
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 20, 2021 8:03:28 GMT
I guess as a user of classical Spotify streaming I'm not the target audience for this?
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 20, 2021 7:07:17 GMT
It's a very tricky and complex subject.
But overall, I think the basic premise of a centralised mega-music-complex at mega cost is out of date in more than one way.
Location. London. Again. This sort of complex has got to go somewhere. Anywhere turns it into a pretty much local proposition, which makes it irrelevant for 90% of the country.
The cost for the defunct London project, some 200+ million. I'm sure no-one actually thinks it would eventually come in at under half a billion. Probably a billion.
The target audience, the 'liberal elite'. Nuff said.
Pandemics. I suspect CV19 has changed the way we think about hopefully-crowded mega complexes. Especially after CV24 turns up. Time will tell.
A more modern vision, recognising the interconnectability of all things via the Internet, and the capability for near instantaneous high rate data transmission, and the advances in laser holography..... .. . . . Hey, why not have a dozen or two high tech, smaller scale concert halls around the country capable of live and recorded presentation in full multi channel sound and holographic visuals of concerts/opera/ballet - not just classical, but any sound/vision type event which is actually performed in, well, wherever you like! Sports events, too. Probably others. Subscriptions for home reception. Etcetera. Using modern high tech to make it seem real, not just cinematic.
Just an off the cuff idea, but I wonder if that sort of thing has ever been considered?
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 20, 2021 6:06:37 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 20, 2021 5:39:10 GMT
^ Fake vid! - well, it's certainly not Perseverance. Looks very much like the Curiousity rover at Mount Sharp with added fake sound? (there isn't a microphone on that one)
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 19, 2021 13:09:47 GMT
After dissing this lady's compositions I thought I'd give her another listen.
Rather enjoying this!
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 19, 2021 10:28:24 GMT
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