(10-Jan-2017, 22:11)PhilP Wrote:(10-Jan-2017, 12:20)KIBM Wrote: ...
Soundwise I found it very interesting. It is tonally lighter than Roon (or Roon is a wee bit richer) but significantly more detailed (decay etc) at the top end. I would say a tad drier in the mid. With some streams I found it a bit sharp - glare is probably the right word. Is this due to better transparency of A+ or is A+ doing some processing I don't like??
The thing is that when I played the same streams via the Qobuz player straight from the Mac (no A+) it was more like Roon - richer.
Mmmm....
I agree with your comments about A+ sounding a bit sharp when streaming Quobuz and usually use Qobuz Desktop instead - even though that means I lose A+ Remote functionality.
However, in my system I prefer A+ to iTunes for playback of local rips...
Phil - agree that it might appear to be an A+/Qobuz thing as Qobuz desktop is much more like Roon in my system.
Incidentally, I tried Tidal/Roon last night - very good indeed and not far off Roon/NAS for quality. Like Qobuz it is unbeatable for sheer quantity and diversity of material. Very impressed. Tidal might even be better than Qobuz for my musical tastes (rock, pop, jazz, electronic).
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