Well said. I'm not a vinyl guy but do see the appeal. I've always liked the way the music is actually visible on the disc.
Some people can read the music in the grooves of a record.
Well said. I'm not a vinyl guy but do see the appeal. I've always liked the way the music is actually visible on the disc.
I still have a tape from an intoxicated evening. When a m8 and me had decks a recorder and no headphones. I was trying to mix just using the bunching of bass on the grooves. It's a terrible mix of epic proportions. We had a lot of fun trying though.Some people can read the music in the grooves of a record.
Some people can read the music in the grooves of a record.
Hahahahaha I hadn't even thought about that.Am I one of the few to find it ironic, he’s using YouTube for his rants? Those rants may ultimately not belong to him.
One of the best things about CD's is they have never been more dirt cheap. However yes I understand its a mountain not a mole hill.I only need to sum up the amount of money required to buy my Spotify library on CD to answer that question for me. Sorry to the artists.
One of the best things about CD's is they have never been more dirt cheap. However yes I understand its a mountain not a mole hill.
Never more than dirt cheap? Can I presume you are referring to the "after the CD era" prices?
This is true. I really want Kenji Kawai cinema symphony, £200+ to import from JapanThe key word there was been. At least for local and older stuff.
They're still stupidly expensive if you have to import something unusual from another market...
For streaming, quality is largely dependent on the internet connection speed and the streaming protocol used...
Streams are buffered to account for non optimal connection.
I also use Tidal much like this, but I can't afford to buy everything that I like so the less compelling material I am content to have streaming access to.I use streaming (Tidal) only for exploring new albums/bands. If I like an album I always buy the CD (or flac). I don't want to come back a few years later only to see that the artist isn't in the streamer's catalog anymore.
I'm no expert at all, but I did think that this was the point of buffering. As I understand it there can be an issue with latency and that can cause packets to fail (not sure if "fail" is the correct word). You can measure this using a ping command.I'm a mechanical engineer, no networking expert, but I'd expect the buffering buys enough time to discard packages that are found through checksums to be corrupted and fetch them anew, so you will generally get "bit perfect" data. Maybe one of the many IT guys in this board can be more precise.
Hi. When activating usb player Pro does it create noise? It does for me (onkyo hf player too). It easily doubles the noise floor with my devices. It's not particularly noticeable until I use my dac as a preamp into a power amp.I'm no expert at all, but I did think that this was the point of buffering. As I understand it there can be an issue with latency and that can cause packets to fail (not sure if "fail" is the correct word). You can measure this using a ping command.
In today's lockdown climate I've needed to use conferencing sites a lot more than I did in the glorious days of pre-COVID. These are particualrly sensitive to dropped packets as everything is live. Buffering, from what I gather, is designed to prevent this when streaming. After all, streaming is not the same as conferencing.
I use my phone to stream music and connect it to my DAC using USB Audio Player Pro. There are various options to change buffer size to improve stability. I do know that my wi-fi connected phone is more susceptible to "jitters" than my Ethernet connected PC, but I still don't notice any audio related problems when listening.
As i say, I'm not an expert, just a Google-happy amateur!