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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 23, 2024 11:30:11 GMT
A thought I had a couple of years back
For anyone relatively new to music or thinking of expanding their collection of physical music
Go streaming
Since I started on the streaming path...
For those with a collection of physical media who are still finding new music and buying physical media
Go streaming
So often those incredibly rare albums, singles or EPs are on Qobuz (even)
Cost and time to buy - expensive.
Streaming is cost effective, especially if you buy vinyl
My listening habits are changing and evolving since being focussed on CD
Efficiency, time saving and laziness are well served by streaming
A week with no streaming problems now
I shall try the phone again and hopefully be able to use it from time to time
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Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2024 12:44:14 GMT
Just one proviso, Mike. You and I have a top-ranking streamer, good DACs and pretty stonking systems to back it up. Streaming should not be seen as an inexpensive solution as it isn't.
So many times I see on Facebook that people have 'tried streaming' and gone back to media as it sounds flat/dull/lifeless etc. Plumbing a £400 streamer into an existing system is going to sound rubbish. Yes, that's what cheap streaming sounds like.
As long as we promote streaming as a high-end replacement for media, then I think we will win more people over.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 23, 2024 15:38:33 GMT
I'm mostly taken by the huge amount of music on offer although I'm sure I would tire of a naff sound
Surely a fair streamer in a fair system could do a fair job ?
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Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2024 16:40:31 GMT
Surely a fair streamer in a fair system could do a fair job ? I'm sure it would be a fair performance, but that's not nearly good enough. I didn't switch to streaming to go backwards. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 23, 2024 20:11:59 GMT
Surely a fair streamer in a fair system could do a fair job ? I'm sure it would be a fair performance, but that's not nearly good enough. I didn't switch to streaming to go backwards. Matching components so CD compares to streamer would be similar or same wouldn't it ? |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 23, 2024 21:17:42 GMT
Should be, but isn't for me. And once you get into hi-res, there's no competition.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 25, 2024 10:45:56 GMT
Wow. Playing
New York Rock Ensemble - Roll Over
Quality is appalling.
FLAC 44.1 16 bits
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Post by MartinT on Jan 25, 2024 12:09:19 GMT
Wow. Playing New York Rock Ensemble - Roll Over Quality is appalling. Just checking it on headphones at work. Gravedigger doesn't sound terrible? |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 25, 2024 14:11:54 GMT
Flat, lacking, a little muffled
Definite jump down from anything else I've listened to
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 27, 2024 16:18:50 GMT
Finding all sorts of gems on Qobuz. May be the same or better on Spot and others John Peel sessions by all sorts of artists Entering favourite artists I find albums, singles and EPs plus remixes Bung them all on the playlist and Bob's your Unkle  Mekons - I Have Been To Heaven And Back - Hen's Teeth And Other.... Vol 1 and 2 CDs £50. MP3 (!) £10 Some great tracks Keep finding more, interrupting myself again and again |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 27, 2024 17:58:12 GMT
That's the beauty of the virtually infinite collection.
I have discovered loads of artists connected in one way or another to ones I like.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 27, 2024 18:12:32 GMT
Yes, that too. More gems !
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Post by MartinT on Jan 27, 2024 18:25:04 GMT
When you do a search in Bubble, try selecting 'Similar artists'. You get a whole bunch of associations with some real hidden gems.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 27, 2024 20:58:50 GMT
Search on an artist doesn't give me 'Similar'
I get
Current folder
Artists
Tracks title
Tracks Artist
Playlists
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Post by MartinT on Jan 27, 2024 21:30:08 GMT
I search for an Artist, in this case Kimbra. Select her. Now I get the first screen. Select Similar Artists and I get the second screen.   |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 28, 2024 10:14:55 GMT
I search by clicking top left, 3 lines
Search Local and cloud
kimbra
Albums title
Albums artist
Artists
Tracks title
Tracks artist
Playlists
Ah I need to select Artists not Albums artist and then click on the artist
Thanks
Need to click around more now I'm fairly confident I won't break it
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Post by MartinT on Jan 28, 2024 10:22:00 GMT
I always click Artists before I click either Albums or Similar Artists.
Force of habit determined by the way I search.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 21, 2024 17:24:21 GMT
An answer ?
Noticed the adaptor for the Rendu was upside down when looking at the input end
Easy fix there
Turned it over
End of track music stops
Surely not
Fiddle around - no music
Leave it and come back to fiddle some more
Ok I'll turn it upside down again
Music
Tried again this afternoon
Working upside down
Turned over - no music
Turned back upside down - music
More likely to be a cable than the adaptor
Recommendations for a lead to go from router to adaptor ? RJ45 I think
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Post by MartinT on Feb 21, 2024 18:08:43 GMT
Umm, your Rendu takes optical input only.
What adapter?
Only you can take a working system and make it not work...
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 21, 2024 21:06:54 GMT
The Adaptor between the router and the Rendu
What is the most likely to be the problem
Power cable to the adaptor
Cable from router to adaptor
Adaptor itself
Cisco cable to Rendu - green light at the back was on BTW
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