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Listening Habits: Streaming Subscription vs buying digital media
Do you have a favorite streaming service? Do you still buy CD’s ? I have not bought any digital media in years and never listen to my cd’s anymore. Curious what your listening habits are ?
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I have bought physical media (vinyl, CD, SACD) in the last year. I stream via Tidal. The CDs are ripped and saved to my Roon system for ease of use via lossless transfer. We also have Spotify for the family.
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I still buy vinyl regularly (maybe too regularly). I stream via Qobuz but buy the download if I really like something. I only buy silver discs to rip if that's the only format something is available in.
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Tony D'Agostino Momentum S250 MxV & HD pre; Linn Klimax Organik DSM, SonicTransporter, EtherRegen; Acoustic Signature Typhoon Neo, Koetsu RSP, Boulder 1108; Sf Il Cremonese; Shunyata Everest, Altaira, Sigma & Alpha v2 |
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I listen to a mix of PCM and DSD files ripped from discs and tracks streamed from Qobuz.The ripped file library is presently over 3100 albums. If there's something I find I particularly like on Qobuz, I'll usually buy the disc of that, rip it (using XLD) and add it to the library of ripped files.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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I'm still about 85% physical media, part of that is that I do have space and have always been somewhat of a collector. I struggled with this when I completed my dCS Rossini stack, I spent a bit of time going back and forth, comparing streaming from Qobuz and Tidal to CDs and SACDs in my collection. Discs (and vinyl) was pretty much the winner about 98% of the time. I do stream to check out new music and to listen to stuff that I'm not that excited about buying but anything that I really like, I go ahead and order the disc. That being said, I already had a fairly large vinyl and disc collection, I'm not sure I would say the same if I was just starting out. Streaming for the most part is very very good.
- Buck
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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- Buck
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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Interesting comparison Buck. I have a lot of DSD and hi-res pcm downloads from Channel and Hyperion, which sound very good to me, but have no disc player to make that kind of comparison. Almost makes me want to get a disc player...almost.
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Tony D'Agostino Momentum S250 MxV & HD pre; Linn Klimax Organik DSM, SonicTransporter, EtherRegen; Acoustic Signature Typhoon Neo, Koetsu RSP, Boulder 1108; Sf Il Cremonese; Shunyata Everest, Altaira, Sigma & Alpha v2 |
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Thanks for your post. I have a number of different resolutions for files, 16/44, 24/88, 24/96, and 24/192 and 64X DSD (no "super-hi res" DSD), and I've found that the quality of the mastering matters more than anything else, hands down. The very best-sounding digital recordings I have unequivocally are the XRCD24 Audio Wave Blue Notes re-mastered by Alan Yoshida, and they are all "just" 16/44. I read a comment by an digital audio music reviewer once that if Alan Yoshida had mastered everything ever done in digital, we would never need "all that other stuff", namely 24/88, 24/96, and 24/192 and whatever-X DSD. And, I agree. Cheers.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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I am 100% physical media here, CD, XRCD (incl XRCD2 and XRCD24), K2HD, MQGCD, Bluspec2, UHQCD, SHM-CD, SHM-XRCD, SHM-SACD and SACD. Extensive library here and I have not/will not stop buying physical media as that not only gives a sonic result I strongly prefer after hearing a large number of systems using the various approaches at their best, it also benefits the artists themselves more in the long run.
Last edited by SCAudiophile; 08-19-2022 at 12:08 AM. |
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