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Streaming serve sound quality

Martini

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So I've been toying with the idea of using a streaming service to explore new music and for side/background music when I'm doing paper or computer work. I've been leaning toward Apple Music or Qobuz. At this point, I think the first thing I'll do is use the 6-mo free offer I have for Apple Music to see if a service has use value for me. Anyway, while searching for reviews on services, I came across this video that tested the sound quality of various services. It seems to be a solid evaluation.

 

Mr. Widget

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Very cool... anecdotally in my system I have determined that I can not tell the difference between Qobuz, Tidal, 192/24 downloads, or ripped redbook CDs. This seems to be his conclusion as well... nice to see such a simple and definitive test.

Thanks for sharing this!
 

Blumlein 88

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So the lossless services are fine. Avoid Spotify. If you wanted good lossy, Deezer looked pretty good. Good comparison glad you brought it to our attention.
 

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Yes, I also like RadioParadise, as it's a bit of variety. And they are streaming flac files.
 

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That was an interesting review video.
 
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