In Reply to: TIDAL and quality posted by John PA on April 26, 2016 at 12:17:16:
... that computer-based audio is still in the "rabbit hole" phase of it's evolution. So, I would tend to agree with what Todd Krieger is saying.Computer-based audio should always be easier than loading a CD into a tray but it is not always so, at least not at this point in time. I should always know exactly what I'm getting and the music should always play exactly as I expect it to, each and every time I push or swipe something that resembles a "play" actuator.
Instead, I go to Computer Asylum and notice that, as a "format replacement" of sorts, computer-based audio can be as fiddly and time-consuming as any physical format ever was... or is. Software problems, followed by hardware problems, followed by...
So that one gets the feeling that one is not completely sure of what one is actually getting, in the end (no pun intended). Marketing and holography don't mix very well, at least not for me. It should not be possible to walk two or three steps ahead of wherever the hell it is that the sidewalk ACTUALLY is.
Edits: 04/27/16
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- I keep getting the feeling... - genungo 02:53:09 04/27/16 (51)
- Right on! - MannyE 06:35:56 04/27/16 (28)
- RE: Right on! - ahendler 09:39:38 04/27/16 (0)
- Geez - I think a lot of you guys have a total misconception. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:24:58 04/27/16 (26)
- RE: Geez - I think a lot of you guys have a total misconception. . . - MannyE 17:03:54 04/27/16 (2)
- RE: Geez - I think a lot of you guys have a total misconception. . . - kentaja 13:04:38 04/27/16 (12)
- Wow - you've had a very different experience from what I've had. That's all I can say. [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 20:09:17 04/27/16 (0)
- You don't have to use a computer for playback - Dave_K 15:12:35 04/27/16 (10)
- Help me out here, Dave. - Todd A. 06:26:14 04/28/16 (3)
- RE: Help me out here, Dave. - Dave_K 10:08:33 04/28/16 (2)
- RE: Help me out here, Dave. - Todd A. 11:11:45 04/28/16 (1)
- RE: Help me out here, Dave. - Dave_K 15:11:57 04/28/16 (0)
- RE: You don't have to use a computer for playback - kentaja 15:40:34 04/27/16 (5)
- Of course you can play CD - Dave_K 15:58:25 04/27/16 (4)
- RE: Of course you can play CD - kentaja 18:28:41 04/27/16 (3)
- Since I'm an IT guy - E-Stat 13:57:43 04/28/16 (2)
- RE: Since I'm an IT guy - kentaja 04:06:19 04/29/16 (1)
- RE: Since I'm an IT guy - E-Stat 07:01:03 04/29/16 (0)
- RE: "Once you get the files onto disc..." - cdb 09:54:45 04/27/16 (3)
- I admit, getting the cover art can be dicey - Chris from Lafayette 12:35:46 04/27/16 (2)
- RE: I admit, getting the cover art can be dicey - kentaja 13:10:30 04/27/16 (1)
- Well. . . I certainly don't want to argue with anything you've said [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 20:01:36 04/27/16 (0)
- Not necessarily. - Todd A. 09:51:47 04/27/16 (1)
- Sounds like a problem with the Cambridge unit? - Chris from Lafayette 12:20:48 04/27/16 (0)
- RE: total misconception. . . - genungo 09:01:30 04/27/16 (2)
- Don't agree at all. Don't let your Ideas rule. Experience says - oldmkvi 09:14:08 04/27/16 (1)
- Ripping schmipping - genungo 09:43:12 04/27/16 (0)
- +1 for 2 Ch! I have USB and Firewire Dacs, Software Players, no - oldmkvi 08:35:57 04/27/16 (0)
- Your 3rd paragraph is also my observation - cdb 05:01:52 04/27/16 (21)
- RE: Your 3rd paragraph is also my observation - ahendler 09:42:19 04/27/16 (0)
- Fiddling - genungo 08:22:38 04/27/16 (19)
- RE: Fiddling.... Vinyl vs. PCs......... - Todd Krieger 16:50:49 04/27/16 (1)
- +1... (nt - genungo 17:01:38 04/27/16 (0)
- RE: Fiddling - Dave_K 15:50:33 04/27/16 (1)
- RE: Fiddling - genungo 16:59:59 04/27/16 (0)
- Then don't stream or store your files in "the cloud" [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 08:32:51 04/27/16 (14)
- Or don't stream at all... - genungo 09:06:26 04/27/16 (13)
- RE: Or don't stream at all... (Yes - that's what I meant) [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 12:37:22 04/27/16 (0)
- I don't stream at all... - oldmkvi 09:16:23 04/27/16 (11)
- Problem is... - genungo 10:31:48 04/27/16 (10)
- It's not one big nasty bucket of poo - AbeCollins 12:59:49 04/27/16 (9)
- RE: nasty bucket of poo - genungo 14:23:32 04/27/16 (8)
- RE: 'never download' - Ivan303 20:27:41 04/27/16 (0)
- RE: nasty bucket of poo - AbeCollins 18:23:06 04/27/16 (4)
- RE: nasty bucket of poo - genungo 19:33:52 04/27/16 (3)
- RE: nasty bucket of poo - TubeDriver 05:43:02 04/28/16 (0)
- RE: nasty bucket of poo - AbeCollins 20:48:00 04/27/16 (1)
- RE: nasty bucket of poo - genungo 03:12:12 04/28/16 (0)
- The Tascam makes no sense for ripping CDs - Dave_K 15:36:45 04/27/16 (1)
- RE: makes no sense for ripping CDs - genungo 17:13:25 04/27/16 (0)