matka wrote: > Since nobody can seriously give you a definitive answer, I would suggest > this - stop buying, start streaming. > > Luckilly, you already have a server running that can stream from qobuz > (flac, mp3, good classical and jazz catalogue) and spotify (highest ogg) > and google play (320 mp3). Spotify will cost you $10, qobuz 20 EUR, > google under $10. Quite often you can listen to the original version > and to the remeastered version (latest Callas for example). You could > make up your mind which version you like best and then decide to buy or > download. > > This comparison nirvana (I like creating playlist of the same classical > work by anumber of artists and then compare them) is something that was > not feasible before streaming arrived, if you are not billionaire that > is, now it is possible and inexpensive. As a result, in the last year, I > bought maybe a couple of CD's of material that I could not stream. > > I'm silently lurking on rmcr classical recordng forum and can't get over > the fact that people don't appreciate streaming there (even if on a PC > or smartphone, squeezebox is beyond average member capacity to handle), > they constantly talk about what version they own and how to import the > next version from Japan or Germany. You don't have to do that, save your > money.
Another suggestion would be to become a cybercriminal at advanced age :) if your really curious at something no streaming service offers just download it from xxxxxxxxxxxx (hey i dont want to break forum rules ) as a torrent . IF you decide its a keeper just buy from a legal outlet if it's even available . Note, really old stuff or otherwise commercially unavailable , might only be available as LP-rips at torrent sites .The chaps there record the outputs from their turntables . Heck some of that would already bee in the public domain ? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102391 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
