callesoroe wrote: > 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..
The point is that this should not be the case , -proper- lossy decoding to say 320kPs is indistinguishable from the real thing . Why "There is a huge difference between Wimp 320 kbs and Wimp-hifi(flac)" i dont know ? it should not be . Maybe some bodged volume normalization ... Btw did you try Archimagos mp3 blind test a while ago he did one of those before the 24bit test ? it was quite revealing . I would prefer another format than mp3 for streaming as there are3 some small issues with the mp3 decoder in squeezeboxes it is not always transparent , so you might need to set up the server to decode all lossy formats for best results . That said I will go wimp hifi if they adjust their price . I mostly use streaming for discovering new things or when travelling it does not replace a well curated lossles collection . A streaming service cant do that regardless of format . -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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=102351
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