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Post by jandl100 on Sept 21, 2018 7:35:43 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Sept 21, 2018 7:49:44 GMT
Never heard of it. It's an app  |
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Post by jandl100 on Sept 21, 2018 8:32:15 GMT
Errr ... what are the implications of that?
Can it not be used like Spot or Qobuz etc?
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Post by MartinT on Sept 21, 2018 9:56:37 GMT
I guess it'll only run on a phone.
CORRECTION: it does mention Windows further down, so perhaps there is either a Store app or application for it.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 21, 2018 10:27:50 GMT
Not seen this before
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Post by speedysteve on Sept 21, 2018 12:47:16 GMT
I've heard of it.
Never tried it
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Post by Slinger on Sept 21, 2018 13:29:51 GMT
Try Googling "idagio review" and find out interesting stuff like DG have signed up with Idagio (as have Warner Classics), finding sleeve notes is very hit and miss according to one user, and the same user complained that album artwork does not show up in searches. Streaming is lossless 16-bit, 44.1kHz FLAC on the desktop and mobile apps and supported browsers. Default quality is 160kbps AAC on iOS and up to 320 kbps MP3 on both web and mobile. Google is your friend. It's much more satisfying finding answers than it is asking questions and it takes much less time than waiting for me to do it for you.  |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 21, 2018 14:39:50 GMT
But it's much easier to wait for the Slinger 'authoritative answer' than Googling (or Binging)…  |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 21, 2018 16:32:32 GMT
L-O-L
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Post by jandl100 on Oct 9, 2018 19:49:15 GMT
Well, I signed up for a free 14 day trial of CD quality Idagio streaming today.
Sound is good. Pretty much the same as Qobuz.
Comments about the UI are probably irrelevant as, based on reported differences between Spotify and Qobuz, every user probably sees something different! But what I see is perfectly usable.
Catalogue is definitely smaller than Spot or Qobuz, but they are adding "20,000 tracks" a week.
What there is is a hell of a lot of music, nonetheless.
E.g. Just had a quick count - about 70 recordings of Dvorak 7th symphony. Seems adequate!
But another random example, Idagio doesn't have the full set of Naxos Lute Sonatas albums, only 7 out of 11, I think. Spot and Qobuz have them all. So Idagio is undoubtedly playing catchup.
Disadvantages so far compared to Qobuz ....
- you can't search by recording company in the search engine (e.g. "dvorak cello naxos" to find all of the Naxos Dvorak cello recordings) but then you can't do that on Spot either.
Advantages ...
- it has a neat search feature such that you can specify a work (e.g. Dvorak 7th symphony) and it will present a list of all the recordings it has of that work, which you can then play. It also presents a breakdown of all the conductors, orchestras, soloists etc involved and you can click on each of those to narrow down your search. Quite cool actually!
Otherwise functionality is pretty much the same, I think.
One advantage of Idagio is that it costs 10 Euros a month for CD quality while Qobuz charges double that - Spot Prem is £10 a month but unless you have Martin's magic boxes (actual and virtual) it doesn't sound as good.
I think what I will do is cancel Qobuz and live with Idagio for a while and see how I get on.
Of course, Idagio only has classical, so I can't imagine others here contemplating that particular route.
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Post by jandl100 on Oct 13, 2018 18:29:54 GMT
I've cancelled my sub to Idagio, so they never did get any money out of me, it was all done under a free trial.
Just not enough content compared to the other streaming services, so not worth it despite being only 50% cost of Qobuz.
I'll try again in a few months and see how the content is coming along.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 13, 2018 19:10:22 GMT
Meanwhile, I may give Qobuz another try sometime as they now have the Studio hi-res streaming service running.
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