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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 30, 2019 16:26:37 GMT
Some of us mix and will carry on doing the same
Others use one exclusively.
Starting from scratch with no music collection what do you do as albums you love or want are not on all platforms .... ? CD gives me the best mix today. Before that it was exclusively LP.
Spotify used to have huge gaps on a vast amount of music I wanted to listen to so I gave up. Still missing a lot, dramatically improved though
Then there's the 'collection' of your LPs and CDs Will they go up or down in value in years to come ? Maybe even cassettes will increase in value as they become rarer Do you want to devote space to physical media ?
Looking at albums you like you can find large variations in price for physical media. Spotty and others have some / most of what you like. YouTube seems a better bet. Free, but currently lacking the quality Spotty can deliver
What next for us all ?
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Post by MartinT on Dec 30, 2019 16:36:52 GMT
I jumped ship to streaming right on the cusp of Spotify having enough material to cover my musical tastes. My heart knew that I was done with physical media and that streaming would only get better.
It has, and Qobuz has provided the quality and range I needed. The proof is that I don't miss playing records or CDs and have more time to research new artists and new music.
Reinvestment has helped a lot. I sold all my other kit over time and spent it all on improving the quality of streaming. It paid off and I'm a happy bunny.
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Post by John on Dec 30, 2019 18:15:43 GMT
Like Martin streaming is the way I have gone It took many years before I could let my records go. I still have over a 1000 CDs gathering dust
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 18:28:43 GMT
I have a mixed bag with online streaming becoming more prominent.
For Christmas I got the FLAC version of Qobuz and so far am impressed, it’s certainly better than Spotify but doesn’t quite have the same catalogue or ease of use IMO.
Qobuz is good but it still isn’t quite at the level of CDs that I have imported onto the HDD of my Nova Fidelity streamer, but does better CDs I stream from my iMac in either FLAC or Applelossless formats.
Spotify is by far the best interface IMO of the two and sounds very impressive considering it is only MP3.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 30, 2019 18:32:59 GMT
Spotify is by far the best interface IMO of the two and sounds very impressive considering it is only MP3. Small correction - it isn't mp3, it's Ogg (which explains the better sound quality).
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Post by John on Dec 30, 2019 18:33:15 GMT
Are you using the new Nova Fidelity app Paul If I play files I don't listen to streaming till the next day so don't end up comparing
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 18:39:16 GMT
Are you using the new Nova Fidelity app Paul If I play files I don't listen to streaming till the next day so don't end up comparing No the new NF app is not compatible with my X40 it appears, I run it through the old version of the app for Qobuz and Spotify connect for Spotify.
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Post by Chris on Dec 30, 2019 20:47:49 GMT
A few CDs kept but not many. Mostly playlists saved on Tidal and Spotify
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 21:10:40 GMT
Spotify is by far the best interface IMO of the two and sounds very impressive considering it is only MP3. Small correction - it isn't mp3, it's Ogg (which explains the better sound quality). Good point, although it is MP3 Ogg isn’t it?
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Post by MartinT on Dec 30, 2019 21:55:19 GMT
No, Ogg is a completely different and better compression codec than mp3.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 22:02:32 GMT
No, Ogg is a completely different and better compression codec than mp3. Oh ok, my misunderstanding, thanks for clarifying.
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 31, 2019 7:58:44 GMT
YouTube seems a better bet. Free, but currently lacking the quality Spotty can deliver I find the higher rez [720p and above] 'HD' YouTube vids can be just fine for listening, at least as good as Spotify imo. I think I could manage on YouTube alone for my music tastes. There are so many live classical music concert recordings, wonderful.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 31, 2019 9:54:55 GMT
YouTube seems a better bet. Free, but currently lacking the quality Spotty can deliver I find the higher rez [720p and above] 'HD' YouTube vids can be just fine for listening, at least as good as Spotify imo. I think I could manage on YouTube alone for my music tastes. There are so many live classical music concert recordings, wonderful. Thanks Jerry I am sometimes surprised by what YouTube has. Quality is fine on my office system
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Post by Barrington on Jan 2, 2020 11:28:13 GMT
I go through phases , vinyl since the new year (that'll be 2 days ) , I have ripped all my CD's to FLAC and have stored in the loft but my special discs SACD, BluRay , DVD-A I enjoy having at hand . Streaming I play at , I'm all set up but I don't like it , not the sound that's fine the actual process does nothing for me , it's a faff searching I'd rather select a disc .
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Post by MartinT on Jan 2, 2020 12:21:42 GMT
it's a faff searching I'd rather select a disc . Yep, I went through all that too. There's a point when it all clicks and becomes easier, but I recognise that I said the same things about streaming to start with.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 2, 2020 14:19:54 GMT
I know where most LPs and CDs are being alpha order. Every now and again I would prefer not to have to shift between 1 and 4 dogs sitting on me to change the CD My try out of Spotty and Volumio was useful but not convincing
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2020 18:19:09 GMT
This chart is a year out of date, but it tells the story. The only format on a steep rise is streaming.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 4, 2020 20:06:30 GMT
That's the common people What about us important punters
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2020 20:37:56 GMT
It says a lot about availability. There will come a time (as already happened with vinyl some time ago) when you just can't find what you want on CD. It's already happening in classical music.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 5, 2020 11:00:01 GMT
I had an odd format path starting out with LPs and 45s, tape 3.75 quarter track tape recorder Used cassettes but only in the car Listening to music constantly but not active in hifi I was very late coming to CD, 2005 was my first ever. Still have my LPs, 45s and still listen to my reel to reels, 3.75 quarter track to 7.5 half track with rare and unique music My CD purchases overtook my LP purchases now my LP purchases are zero. Files and or streaming are not far off As I buy mostly 2nd hand CDs it will be a while before I'm affected, but the pace of change is always faster than one thinks
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