(18-Nov-2014, 17:47)Mohmm Wrote: Hi,

I notice Qobuz is quite popular here. Some of us are streaming music from them and some, including me, play downloads in all available resolutions from Qobuz. Is there anybody having both, streaming CD quality and playing downloads of the same piece side by side? How do they compare music-quality-wise? Being a regular customer of Qobuz, I didn't yet want to go the streaming route because I'd expect potential compromises in the quality of the signal including delays, hickups etc.

Listening to Gounod, Mors et Vita, Radio Symphonie Orchester Frankfurt, Budapester Rundfunkchor. Recording quality could be better but the music just fits my mood right now.

(18-Nov-2014, 22:55)Charlemagne Wrote: Being a Qobuz customer for about one year, I must say I'm very satisfied about the streaming quality they are offering. Disturbances like hiccups or failing connection are really seldom heard. I did some testing between my own cd rips as flac's and the streaming. Mostly I (or my guests) cannot tell the differences between the two. I'm streaming via a Qobuz desktop app and via the AIR ethernet connection.

In my signature you can find my setup. Qobuz is always first downloading the track in a cache on the harddisk; in my case on a SSD on my HTPC. This might have some effect on the music quality. I often read that a SSD is better then a spinning harddisk, causing less jitter. Qobuz is also offering the possibility of bitperfect (wasapi), at least on a Windows pc. When playing a album Qobuz is playing gapless.

If I really do like a CD I like to download it if a version in highres is available. Highres is mostly sounding a bit better then the 44.1/16 version.

I also appreciate the possibility of downloading for offline use. Being mostly a classical music lover I think Qobuz has a lot to offer. Their ID-tagging is mostly very good and usually I can easily find the music I'm looking for. And it helps me to discover all kinds of other music, some of us (I.E. Eddye) call it 'contemporary'. Qobuz is opening my eyes in this regard.

I think Qobuz is still offering the possibility of a testing period of one month, free of charge. So why don't you give it a try to find out if it will satisfy you.

Cheers, ChM

(19-Nov-2014, 05:02)amabrok Wrote:

(18-Nov-2014, 22:55)Charlemagne Wrote: Being a Qobuz customer for about one year, I must say I'm very satisfied about the streaming quality they are offering. Disturbances like hiccups or failing connection are really seldom heard. I did some testing between my own cd rips as flac's and the streaming. Mostly I (or my guests) cannot tell the differences between the two. I'm streaming via a Qobuz desktop app and via the AIR ethernet connection.

In my signature you can find my setup. Qobuz is always first downloading the track in a cache on the harddisk; in my case on a SSD on my HTPC. This might have some effect on the music quality. I often read that a SSD is better then a spinning harddisk, causing less jitter. Qobuz is also offering the possibility of bitperfect (wasapi), at least on a Windows pc. When playing a album Qobuz is playing gapless.

If I really do like a CD I like to download it if a version in highres is available. Highres is mostly sounding a bit better then the 44.1/16 version.

I also appreciate the possibility of downloading for offline use. Being mostly a classical music lover I think Qobuz has a lot to offer. Their ID-tagging is mostly very good and usually I can easily find the music I'm looking for. And it helps me to discover all kinds of other music, some of us (I.E. Eddye) call it 'contemporary'. Qobuz is opening my eyes in this regard.

I think Qobuz is still offering the possibility of a testing period of one month, free of charge. So why don't you give it a try to find out if it will satisfy you.

Cheers, ChM

I agree!

They are really good. My only concern is that I read somewhere that they are in financial trouble and I'm afraid they may go out of business

(19-Nov-2014, 06:24)amabrok Wrote: Last night I was blown away by Youn Sun Nah's Lento!

A wonderful performance and an excellent recording.