In Reply to: Qobuz now offers full hi-rez streaming posted by PAR on May 18, 2017 at 18:09:25:
I thought I would not do it, but for whatever reason I took the plunge and can share first impressions about Qobuz hi rez classical catalog ...
It sounds great, a clear step up from their 44.1/16. No tech issues with hi rez internet streaming so far.
But the hi rez catalog is less than I expected. Seems to go by the label: e.g. DG and Harmonia Mundi titles are in hi rez; but BIS and Chandos are in 44.1/16 only. Commercial decisions by labels I would guess ... (Of course, cd quality Qobuz classical catalog is head and shoulders above Tidal, different leagues altogether.)
Enjoying immensly Kempff's Beethoven sonatas in 96/24 as I type this ...
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- works for me! - maxim 09:12:15 05/29/17 (10)
- RE: works for me! - PAR 15:53:16 05/29/17 (5)
- RE: works for me! - maxim 16:24:26 05/29/17 (4)
- So the Aries's Lightning DS app is decoding the QOBUZ Hi Rez stream? - Ivan303 19:15:43 05/29/17 (3)
- RE: So the Aries's Lightning DS app is decoding the QOBUZ Hi Rez stream? - PAR 01:58:33 05/30/17 (0)
- RE: So the Aries's Lightning DS app is decoding the QOBUZ Hi Rez stream? - maxim 19:34:03 05/29/17 (1)
- I got lucky, I guess.... - Ivan303 19:43:06 05/29/17 (0)
- Dang! - Ivan303 12:59:02 05/29/17 (2)
- RE: Dang! - PAR 15:57:55 05/29/17 (1)
- SMSL DAC says the Ravel: Daphnis et ChloƩ track is indeed... - Ivan303 16:12:36 05/29/17 (0)
- Thanks very much for first-hand report! nt - Charles Hansen 10:08:50 05/29/17 (0)