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rollo:
  Tell me why I should be streaming instead of using my library from SS server drive or dedicated transport. I have perfect music management with iPeng. Ripped my CDs into server [ ALL 300]. Server plays DSD. Server has MQA and can use Roon Tidal and that Qboz thingie.
Convince me to stream. Is the sound quality better ?


charles

shadowlight:

--- Quote from: rollo on January 22, 2019, 10:39:34 AM ---  Tell me why I should be streaming instead of using my library from SS server drive or dedicated transport. I have perfect music management with iPeng. Ripped my CDs into server [ ALL 300]. Server plays DSD. Server has MQA and can use Roon Tidal and that Qboz thingie.
Convince me to stream. Is the sound quality better ?


charles

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Only you can answer that question by trying.

For me the biggest advantage with streaming is ability to expand your musical taste with million's of songs to pick from  :thumb:

tmazz:
Charles, I think you are missing the point with streaming. The advantage is not that the SQ is better than other sources (althought in certain cases it may be). IMO the thing that streaming brings to the table is not better sound on albums that I already own, but rather access to a whole world of stuff that I don't currently have on any sort of physical media.

I think you answered your own question when you said you ripped all 300 of your CDs. With Qobuz I have access to 40 million+ CD quality tracks and over 2 million Hi-Res.

It's great to be talking to somebody about a particular album or read about a review using a specific track and then be able to hear it immediately instead of having to go out an hunt down a copy.

In my house, when it comes down to some serious sit down listening, records still rule the roost, but as I have said before that is very likely to a large degree because of the quality of my vinyl rig as compared to my digital equipment. But the musical versatility that a good streaming service brings to the table makes it a worthy addition to my system that I would no longer want to be without.

mresseguie:
Charles,

I can't decide if you're just playing devil's advocate or if you're serious. [No matter.]

You've got 300 CDs ripped to your HD; I've got approximately 350 CDs ripped to my HD. I really like about half of those CDs, so I really only listen to 150 to 180 CDs in any given year. This greatly limits my musical enjoyment. Tidal has been a musical blessing for me. I've got more albums and/or artists saved to my favorites than I own CDs. I get to sample almost as many artists as I want. There are selection limitations, but I don't often bump against those.

You've got an Innuos MKII or III in your system. It streams. Surely, you've tried streaming with it?

I'm looking forward to trying Qobuz sometime this year. In the meantime, I'll happily stream Tidal. I'm eager to hear how it sounds with my new DAC.

Nick B:
I use Tidal as I don’t want to own and store many hundreds of CDs. It’s been a freeing experience to get rid of “stuff”. It’s great to constantly discover current music or music from decades ago. It’s a constant “kid in a candy store” experience 😃

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