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Is this still the case after Apple’s purchase of Primephonic?I have been a Qobuz subscriber almost since it started but more because of its classical content than any vaunted quality benefit.
Is this still the case after Apple’s purchase of Primephonic?I have been a Qobuz subscriber almost since it started but more because of its classical content than any vaunted quality benefit.
I am not young, either. But although I have hundreds of vinyl records and CDs, I have been almost entirely colonized (by choice) by Amazon Music HD. I suppose Tidal or such would work the same. Nine times out of ten, when I approach the music shelves, I glance around them and say to myself, "Let's shop for something new." And off I go to Amazon streaming. "What composer would I like to hear? Yeah, over here I have Gershwin, but then there's some Mendelsohn I haven't heard..." "Maybe a dose of Oscar Peterson might fit my mood..." "But then, there's Brubeck too..."I still like having physical media and I detest the notion of a monthly charge for a stream of bits, especially less than CD quality. Yes I am old.
So far, yes.Is this still the case after Apple’s purchase of Primephonic?
1 and 3 mostly. If music sites I peruse suggest something, it's nice to be able to "have it" (add to library, playlists etc) without worrying whether it's worth spending money on.Relatively speaking (Stream/Own equation) and if money was not the primary 'object' in feeding our (apparent insatiable) appetite for being immersed in music:
Is the want for going w/the "streaming" route predominantly for satisfying our needs for:
(1)Discovering new musical content? or
(2)Higher [?] quality audio? or
(3)Ease of accessibility?
Broadcast (radio, cable, satellite), sharing, and foraging for my music does not employ algorithmic suggestions.
I have always been a local-content believer, with an owned library that if I press the Play button >> I would probably have enough music to last me the next whole year (24/7)... and my content is always growing, yet w/o the need streamed music.
Interesting to see that Qobuz apparently has such a tiny market share it didn't even show up in this pie chart. I call that interesting because I've been under the impression many people oriented to high quality music streaming liked Qobuz, including a number of ASR members. Perhaps the inference from the pie chart is that it is an indicator of market share for people who want convenient access to music generally, as opposed to market share for audiophiles as a subset. Makes me wonder if a specific market share analysis has been done for that audiophile subset...
Qobuz and Tidal have a snob appeal. More to the point, Tidal was early to the 'audiophile' streaming market, and thus is entrenched amongst the audio nobility. I have yet to see any measurements that show the best of Amazon and Apple products to be inferior to Tidal -- except for the absence of the much-discussed, unproven MQA codec.Not to mention Tidal, which doesn't show up either.
You may have noticed that liner notes are missing or truncated on many CDs and remastered LPs. Yeah, I miss them too.As a listener to primarily classical music, the thing I miss the most when streaming is liner notes. Not just the names of soloists, etc. (that too), but the dozen pages of information about the music.
I troll!How do you get to hear new music other than radio?
Well, maybe one day after I organize what I have & listen to it all, I'll join you in that. The idea of finding new music without spending much sounds good. But I spent 18 years aboard ships (8 weeks vacation a year) going all kinds of places. And I collected a lot of LP's & CD's that I haven't yet managed to get to. It will likely be a # of years before I run out of listening to what I have bought even once. But, yes, I am sure that eventually I will cull some of it & then..."Hi, my name is Jim and I'm an addict. I'm addicted to forever new music and hundreds of old treasures.
I am weak... but, at best, when I select something that's all wrong for me, it costs me nothing more to find out.
Nostalgia hit me hard recently about CDDB going proprietary (ty GraceNote) and FreeDb going DOA (rip 2019)...What we need is a sort of Wiki for album liner notes.
A parallel?Well, maybe one day after I organize what I have & listen to it all, I'll join you in that. The idea of finding new music without spending much sounds good. But I spent 18 years aboard ships (8 weeks vacation a year) going all kinds of places. And I collected a lot of LP's & CD's that I haven't yet managed to get to. It will likely be a # of years before I run out of listening to what I have bought even once. But, yes, I am sure that eventually I will cull some of it & then...
192/24 is overkill for any ear.24-bit depth at 192 kHz is about as good as almost any ear needs. It's the source master files that limit the quality.
I haven't tried Apple music again but haven't heard a buzz about their implementation.Is this still the case after Apple’s purchase of Primephonic?
Yep!Everybody gets to be different. It's what we call freedom.
From what I understand, this is what Roon specializes in.As a listener to primarily classical music, the thing I miss the most when streaming is liner notes. Not just the names of soloists, etc. (that too), but the dozen pages of information about the music.
I have seen Amazon Music has the "x-ray" feature included, but the information there is minimal to none. It is encouraging that they have at least included the database ability. Potentially for the future?Own lots of vinyl, SACDs, and mostly stream nowadays. When I hear something I really like I'll look for it on a physical medium.
I prefer the audio quality from vinyl or SACD compared to my stream, which is just an IFI Blue Zen v2. But streaming is epic. I'd like to know what kind of effect it will have on culture later in the years. Music pushed teen culture.