dafiend wrote: > The point is that they don't sell better sound quality. The sell a > fantasy or a lifestyle or whatever you want to call it. They target > people who want to get "the best" but don't realize that what they're > purchasing isn't any better. > > Actually, there are disadvantages like storage and bandwidth > requirements which are scarce in mobile applications. So lossless > streaming may in fact not be "the best" but a rather poor compromise. > > Lossless has its uses (I have an extensive collection of lossless files > as well) but it doesn't make sense for streaming. Except in extremely > rare instances of problem/killer samples, MP3 with a bitrate of roughly > 192 kbps or higher is perceptually identical to lossless -- even for > trained listeners. And, from what I understand, it's REALLY hard to find > killer samples which continue to be non-transparent at very high > bitrates such as 320 kbps.
This is rubbish..... There is a huge difference between Wimp 320 kbs and Wimp-hifi(flac) . You must have a system that can not reveal the differences. And if you are happy with that, then that is it for you. But when I only had the possibility to use Spotify 320 kbs streaming, I did not use it very must, because I got tired of listening to it.... After about 1/2 an hour, I always went back to my own FLAC files, which sounds much better. Even my wife can hear the difference..... and she is really no audiophile .... But she is used to good sound.... Now with Wimp-hifi it is totally different, and I now can enjoy it very much. And I now hear a lot of new music, that I did not know. I love that...... So YES YES YES . Lossless streaming does really make sense...... Thank you for that.. Callesoroe Living room: Transporter, Tact RCS 2.2X digital preamp, Martin Logan Vista speakers, AMPS(Icepower): Acoustic Reality Ear Enigma PLUS(PANELS), Acoustic Reality Ear TWO MKII(Bas) Kitchen: Transporter, Prodipe Pro 5 active bi-amp speakers. Bedroom: Receiver+UE boombox, Kids: Receiver+Active speakers, WIMP-HIFI flac streaming. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ callesoroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102351 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
