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In Reply to: RE: Says the gentleman from France posted by Sordidman on June 08, 2015 at 16:28:02
True, we're spoilt, we do benefit from great internet speed - and health care. But you have HBO :)What I don't understand is why bother with a computer-based solution if you can't stream. To me it's so much more hassle than CDs. I'm sure it can sound great too, it's just a practical issue.
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Hiya,
By computer based system, do you mean digital file playback in general, or specifically a PC or MAC?
You are asking an excellent question, (and I have said this many times), - are you comparing digital file playback to a good to great high-end CD spinner?
Digital file playback or a multiple device accessible digital file database can yield high quality if you've got a good system set up, AND, that DB is available for many devices. On my NAS drive, - my GF can watch a movie in the living room that has been dumped to the NAS, while I listen to music in the bedroom from the squeezebox. My downstairs neighbor and I can sync the squeezeboxes for a party that plays the same music throughout both apartments.
Sometimes, it's super convenient to just let the music go for many hours, - when you're on a long house construction project.
Cheers,
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
Hey,Yes I mean digital playback via computer in general, regardless of the computer used.
As you noted, we have excellent internet access/speed in France. I live in the boonies, yet I have very high quality connection. As a result I stream everything - my movies via Netflix, background music via Deezer through a little Sonos Play 1. I think I could watch a movie in high resolution and listen to CD-quality via Deezer without any problem (not that I've tried to do both at the same time).
For serious listening I still use my CDP. Streaming is an option which I'm going to explore just out of curiosity, if only because of the amount of music one has access to.
Cheers
JB
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Yes,
I am totally with you. In my experience, streaming from the internet is significantly lower in quality than streaming (wired via CAT7 cable)from a home NAS drive. But I still like to stream from the Internet to get exposed to new and/or different music, or just listen to the news.
There are people who assert that they have streaming from a NAS as good as CDs.
For my main system, I do not care about streaming from the Internet, but it is nice to have if it doesn't compromise NAS playback. I am likely going to buy a Bryston BDP-2 for this.
Cheers,
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
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