Tidal/Qobuz/Spotify Connect Lossless

[Geertidow]

I don't think any streaming service can afford to apply DSP to their artists' content.

Most artists would immediately pull all their content from the site and (rightfully) wreck the brand's reputation on social media.

FWIW, Spotify delivers an exact 1:1 copy of the master with Normalization disabled in the App:

Lossless Listening Arrives on Spotify Premium

It sounds great to me. Of course their previous 320kbps also sounded great too. I prefer to use Spotify over other services because their app is the best and their connect feature works with every device I have. I agree. As we have a family sub, with the other members using Spotify (various...

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I fully expect identical results with any other streaming service that offers lossless.

BTW, I used very inexpensive and easy to operate gear for the test, so if you're curious, then I'd encourage you to do your own testing.

So do I.
Perhaps I should invest some time in a blind ABX trial and will probably not be able to distinguish.

 

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So do I.
Perhaps I should invest some time in a blind ABX trial and will probably not be able to distinguish.

First check whether the services actually stream different bits.

If they don't, then setting up an ABX will have been a massive waste of time.