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In Reply to: RE: TIDAL and quality posted by John PA on April 26, 2016 at 12:17:16
"This is the second time I have tried TIDAL. I use the lossless mode, which is 19.99 a month. While I find it a good way to explore music I don't have, again I am not happy with the quality. I have lossless that I have ripped from CD's of the same music and frankly, the quality from TIDAL just isn't there. As lossless, it should be the same basic quality."
Lossless can be based on MP3 resolution, CD resolution, or high resolution (DSD/SACD/DVD-A)..... If this is not specified, you really don't know what you're getting.............
Same goes for whether you're getting a direct master or a third or fourth hand processed file..... Or even a "high-resolution" file that was upsampled from a lower resolution. There are no standards or specifications for this.
"I have a good internet connection, run it from my Mac to a Chord Mojo or Chord Hugo via a custom USB cable, to a micro ZOTL headphone amp. The depth, transparency, bass and general quality just isn't near what they state one should get."
Could also be a jitter or decoding issue.... I've never liked how any lossless format sounded decoded in real time. You might have a different opinion if the file is pre-decoded and stored uncompressed.
"I read how many are happy with the sound but also wonder if it is just that they are used to compressed and flat sounding music but lossless should be that, lossless and if from a good quality recording the sound should be there but IMO, with TIDAL, it is not."
I was never impressed with music file services...... For the reasons stated above...... As I stated before, you don't know what you're getting.
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You really never know what your getting no matter what the format. If you listen to vinyl you never know what went on in the mastering. I know, I did it for many years. Same thing for CD's. Youy have no idea what has been done to produce the CD. Compression, EQ, Artificial echo champers ,20 mics.
Alan
For me at least, PC audio might add an extra layer of "not knowing what you're getting". I'm mostly interested in recordings from the past.
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