High res music

[Curtis]

Hi All.
Couple of question’s around this.
Firstly where are the best places to stream & purchase high res music.
Secondly can you hear a major difference in sq compared to standard red book?
I remember owning a Sony 555ES sacd player and there wasn’t much in it re both layers if I compared them a/b, it was more about the quality of the recording.

 

[Del monaco]

I use Qobuz. It streams from cd quality to 192. It sounds good whatever the res. Not purchased from them though.

 

[Curtis]

I use Qobuz. It streams from cd quality to 192. It sounds good whatever the res. Not purchased from them though.

I think they are offering a free trial at present.
Does it work ok with CCA?

 

[Del monaco]

I think they are offering a free trial at present.
Does it work ok with CCA?

Don’t know. I use the app with PiCorePlayer and sometimes the Yammy server.

 

[Curtis]

Don’t know. I use the app with PiCorePlayer and sometimes the Yammy server.

Show off!

 

[Darth Vader]

Here is a good place if you want to experiment and for FREE http://www.2l.no/hires/

Cheers,

DV

 

[Curtis]

Here is a good p[lace if you want to experiment and for FREE http://www.2l.no/hires/

Cheers,

DV

Cheers DV!

 

[Del monaco]

Show off!

Sorry.Couldn’t resist!

 

[notevenclose]

Hi All.

Secondly can you hear a major difference in sq compared to standard red book?

Yes. Red Book usually sounds better.

 

[Octavian]

Secondly can you hear a major difference in sq compared to standard red book?

You might find this interesting: https://www.realhd-audio.com/?tag=mark-waldrep

 

[Del monaco]

I used to be curious about resolution but, like a lot of these things, I lost interest really.

 

[Del monaco]

Show off!

I do have a CCA and AEX somewhere as well, things That are littered in my streaming wake!

 

[AndyU]

Hi All.
Couple of question’s around this.
Firstly where are the best places to stream & purchase high res music.
Secondly can you hear a major difference in sq compared to standard red book?
I remember owning a Sony 555ES sacd player and there wasn’t much in it re both layers if I compared them a/b, it was more about the quality of the recording.

Qobuz has a vast quantity of high res releases, which you can stream for £14.99 a month or £149.99 a year, or buy outright. There is a free trial. I’ve used it for a few years, it is terrific value and quality.
https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/music/streaming/offers

 

[Curtis]

You might find this interesting: https://www.realhd-audio.com/?tag=mark-waldrep

Hmm, as I suspected but I will try it for myself so at the very least I can label myself as cloth or golden eared!

 

[sq225917]

It's worth downloading some dodgy 384khz tracks and their cd equivalents from 2l.no then down res and up res them with an old resampler and see if you can spot the difference between the master high res and a resample cd res version.

Itll be enlightening.

 

[Del monaco]

It's worth downloading some dodgy 384khz tracks and their cd equivalents from 2l.no then down res and up res them with an old resampler and see if you can spot the difference between the master high res and a resample cd res version.

Itll be enlightening.

Is it really worth doing that? Seems like such a faff.

 

[Octavian]

Hmm, as I suspected but I will try it for myself so at the very least I can label myself as cloth or golden eared!

Please note that Waldrep's current views are very much based on his experiment with hundreds of audio enthusiasts. If you do the listening sighted, it will have very little value.

 

[cctaylor]

I think they are offering a free trial at present.
Does it work ok with CCA?

The Qobuz app on PC or tablet/phone will cast direct to the CCA. However the CCA is restricted 96/24 streams.

I used it briefly but now use a Raspberry pi4 with a a Hifiberry DAC as my main system with piCoreplayer and LMS. I have the Qobuz plugin installed.

In my second system I have a Yamaha WXAD-10. The Musiccast app connects to Qobuz at up to .192/24.

LMS with the appropriate plugin can stream to CCA or Yamaha at what ever rate they support.

 

[onlyconnect]

Hi All.
Couple of question’s around this.
Firstly where are the best places to stream & purchase high res music.
Secondly can you hear a major difference in sq compared to standard red book?
I remember owning a Sony 555ES sacd player and there wasn’t much in it re both layers if I compared them a/b, it was more about the quality of the recording.

You are doing well to hear any difference at all.

Tim

 

[sq225917]

Is it really worth doing that? Seems like such a faff.

If you're the sort who wants to know what difference between hi-res, cd quality and upsampling is.

I can save you the bother. Upsampled cd res sounds exactly like the hi-res, and I can't tell downsized hires from cd either.