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If the music is good...

Posted by longtimequadowner (A) on March 15, 2015 at 22:20:21

In Reply to: Internet radio posted by Bill the K on March 15, 2015 at 20:46:57:

Thought I'd repeat Eldragon's subject line - that's what it is about. When the music is good and the sound is good - it can be heaven.

I play internet radio through Apple TV feeding my DSpeaker DAC optically - and wow, this is the equivalent of being addicted to crack for a music lover. Play music on radio, note artist/song, whip over to Apple store - buy it - repeat all night long. While buying new music - peruse "purchasors of this album also bought" - and preview those albums, finding artists I'd never otherwise find. Apple gives you a 1 minute preview of each/every song, preview the whole album if you want or buy songs individually. What I do is buy the one I like, go review the rest of the album later.

As wondered by cloudwalker - yes, the transfers of older songs can vary in quality - some are really, really good. Soma FM "Illinois Street Lounge" transfers - mostly from records I think (often with record noise) - can be astounding. But new stuff created in the digital domain from day one? Holy crap! I listen to a lot of progressive, psytron, modern lounge - and my system is a 3D machine with stupendous layering and depth - lifesize and coherent. Gripping is the best word. My 16x14 room disappears. It's astonishing really. I credit a lot of that to using my DSpeaker as a DAC - this thing blows me away nightly fed by my Apple TV. So much so that I've had the upgraded power supply for a week now and haven't even plugged it in - I keep waiting to stop being astonished by the system as is so I can at least tell the difference when I do plug it in.

Pop and classic rock - not so sure, I've heard "acceptable" and occasionally "enjoyable" - but I really don't look for that stuff. Heard it enough. But deep cuts FM I would like to find in the same quality as Soma.

I hear Apple radio is going to have a "buy" button soon - I presume this is so you can buy the song without having to go search for it if it's in their library. Guess I'll be broke soon.

Edits: 03/15/15

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