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Uneducated Question of the day: Why do I need a Streamer to listen Tidal/Qobuz?
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RE: Uneducated Question of the day: Why do I need a Streamer to listen Tidal/Qobuz?, posted on November 27, 2021 at 19:20:44 | |
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You don't need a streamer, but you might like to subscribe to one of the streaming websites to gain access to almost unlimited music. I subscribed to QOBUZ for a few months until I discovered I wasn't using it very often so I canceled my subscription. I use a small autonomous digital player/streamer. I can store 1-TB of my favorite music in its micro SD memory and that's how I play my digital music now. However, my digital player has WiFi connectivity with the capability to download any of the streaming apps in addition to having access to internet radio. However, I get the most pleasure out of listening to all the digital music files I've collected and stored in my player's 1-TB memory. I find my little autonomous digital player most convenient for my purposes. It will do everything I want and it will play all digital formats up through DSD256. The vast majority of my digital music files were ripped from CDs in 16/44 WAV, but I also have a lot of higher resolution PCM digital files in addition to a number of DSD64 files from SACDs and DSD128 files I've recorded from LPs as well as DSD256 files downloaded from places like Native DSD. This little digital player has both balanced and unbalanced analog outputs. It has a one-megapixel touch screen for displaying album covers and music lists. It will do everything that I can think of without the need for a separate computer. It is totally autonomous and it costs only $750 from B&H Photo. The best part is that it sounds awesome, just as good as my Mytek Brooklyn Bridge. |