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In Reply to: RE: Well, I know a couple who are paying more than $10.... posted by David Smith on September 06, 2014 at 08:40:44
But alao I am extremely wary about their claim of 'High Res.' due to lack of regulation, a provider can claim whatever. I know that upsampled redbook files sound worse. I've sampled a few files bought from HD Tracks and the CD or vinyl sounds much better. And these files were expensive!
I guess I have developed a distrust to any internet service providers. I lump them in with cell phone service companies.
By the time *hidden* fees and taxes are added, I bet 10$/mo. quickly turns into 15$/mo..
All of my non audiophile friends do not give a damn about quality. Older generation hipsters are fine with downloading from itunes and younger generation go for the cheapest source. ( free ) no matter how bad the resolution is.
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I've certainly witnessed vinyl trouncing the HD Tracks 192k.
Dave
But the best case scenario digital high res tunes I have heard were non commercial files that were directly fed from the recording device and done by a decent engineer played back via rather costly streamer/DAC sounded wonderful. I could not however, compared to the comparable vinyl source because the LP does not exist!
All things equal, vinyl still are the highest resolution media but hurt by their production quality most of the time. A high res files have chance to be good but even after 10+ years it's too premature and costly.
Over wireless to an Apple Laptop then back of wireless to the server to a Marantz Network Player via Apple Airplay sounds quite as good as the original CD on my main system, but close.
Better than Spitify, through the same system, by leaps and bounds!
How much is this Gluzman high res. SACD download?
Yes it arrived along with other babe CDs! :D
And I'm not sure what sampling rate BIS recorded it but according to eClassical.com it was recorded at 24/44.1 so that's the best you can get.
Link below:
But more important, what do you think of the CD?
I haven't listened to the CD yet.
Tonight I am in the mood for Ravel, Stravinsky and Chopin!
Listening to La Valse right now.
From about 6-9 months ago, don't recall even listening to it yet but will now.
and you were right the Vol. 2 is even better than the Vol. 1. Still my fave for Ravel is Cluytens but this disc is enjoyable. A nice sound quality too. Priced way under 10USD, I wonder how the record label makes any money on this.
But it's been a while and I stream about 3-4 LPs per day on average, sometimes more.
That's the problem with streaming. On the one hand, you want to hear every classical recording ever made, and then you worry if somehow all of the streaming sites will close. =:-0
And because it's streaming, you never really OWN the stuff in your favorites, you're borrowing from a library that just might close.
I buy vinyl for sampling classical music mostly because they are cheaper than itunes or CDs and can sound better than MP3 or CDs. But I soon will have to give up many. Running out of the space! Plus, I only want to keep the ones that I like. ( I certainly don't need 56 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1s )
Why not purchase physical media for only the ones you like?
If I still had a streaming device ( I tried Squeeze Box ), I'll be probably using it as a sampling/screening purpose.
I do sometimes borrow music from a local library but unfortunately they have a very limited collection.
But Lossless FLAC is a whole 'nother ballgame.
Of course I still buy WAY too many silver disks. But then I still buy LPs and am listening to vinyl as I type this.
But I'm looking to upgrade my DAC/Headphone rig that's hooked up to my laptop just because I'm listening more and more to streaming.
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