qobuz

I just bought a HiRes version of a Hank Mobley album, on blue note, from 1957. It cost me 4€19, much cheaper than any CD version I could buy. I downloaded the 24/192. version. This makes for a file size of 1.3 gB. The 24/96 version was a few cents cheaper. As this came from analogue tape, I...

Can someone enlighten me as to the point of the new Qobuz Duo subscription. Duo seems to give you two subscriptions for a reduced price, but there's a catch - both subscribers have to live at the same address. I can already use Qobuz on several different devices and apps...

I have the Qobuz 'hifi' package, which suits me fine. I've just read on What HiFi that Qobuz have dropped the mp3 basic, and the hi-fi packages and now only offer hi-res. I will apparently be transferred to the 'Sublime' package at an extra £100 p.a. but I don't want that ! Looks like we're...

The Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra is a very small £600 network bridge designed by John Westlake of Audiolab fame, and based on the Raspberry Pi. The Stream Box started off sounding worse than CD, but after some changes detailed below it ended up sounding better. The Stream Box has no internal...

Hi all, I listen to Qobuz and Flac downloads through a Digione signature and Chord Qutest, and while they all sound good, Radio Paradise always seems to sound somehow better - clearer, deeper, more separation etc. That’s even when comparing with hi res streams. Does anybody else have the same...

Just got back from Sound Organisation in York, where Hamish gave me a few friendly hours (thanks also to Colin and Matthew) with a Naim system and, unexpectedly, a few Linn items. Although I've listened over the years, I've not owned any Linn or Naim items and only ever wanted the Linn CD12 or...