gvh wrote: > I took the plunge and went for the trial. > (I've also mailed Qobuz support and asked them what the limits are) > > I've had the fun of having two Chrome tabs for the LMS UI up, one > browsing Tidal and one Qobuz. Making the system play the same song from > each service. I can see from UI that the data rates from Q are much > higher, as to be expected. I also understand that the Touch cannot > handle the MQA option so was expecting Q to win out, but this is my > first ever shootout of these services. > > I'll admit I couldn't really tell the difference. E.g between the CD > quality Random Access Memories on T vs the 24bit version from Q. It > might well be the limit of my ears or the setup and positioning of my > system. It all just sounds awesome to me no matter what I play. > I think I would need someone who really knows hifi in my house to > confirm this setup, however life is a little too short. > > Touch - Anthem MRX500 - Monitor Audio Silver and Monolith > > Ironically most of my listening is in the car and the family prefers the > ceiling speakers of our kitchen, because that's the room we're in most > of the time. > > Next step - phone and headphones. I have an MQA enabled usb-c adaptor > for the phone. Maybe I won't be able to tell the difference on that > either.
Something close to 90% of the population cant hear the difference between 320kbps mp3 and 16/44.1 FLAC leaving 10% who can. Of the 10% only a very few can differentiate consistently above 16/44.1. I read somewhere that unless you are a dog 24/192 is a complete waste of time. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s Everything controlled by iPeng ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111710
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