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I have no previous experience with Spotify. Are you able to access/playback entire albums? Or only a track at a time? I’m going to speculate if the source file is intact without compression it should at least sound like a cd? Wouldn’t it be then left up to individual systems to playback that file without adding/subtracting anything?
Again, I’m just a bit out of my depth with this newer tech. I still like vinyl and cds. But I’m trying.
Jeff Yes. Yes. Close, but CD is still better. Likely other factors in your setup will be the bottleneck. No. And Yes. Spotify has options to tailor the sound or leave alone or eq. Your streaming device or bluetooth receiver will factor into playback -but for all but squint listening it is great. If you arent using spotify you are missing out big time. The most valuable feature is the algorithm that suggests artists and songs based on your liked songs and listening choices. Creepy how good it is sometimes at guessing what you want.
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House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Linearity and mid-woofers are over-rated
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Re: receiver calibration
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shareholder in the making
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I hear 6 front to back layers on my actives. There may be more. Crisp images all over the stage. Deep and wide. https://open.spotify.com/track/7yw1cobuvx3WfSu0H0AwLE?si=-ORw2OzcT16QkfVZ2RSnyA
House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Linearity and mid-woofers are over-rated
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axiomite
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My daughter is in Earth Sciences- Water (Hydrogeology I think) . We think she made a smart choice with all this talk of impending fresh water shortages. Talk of impending? Oh, we've been there for some time. Joe Blow in Canada doesn't see it yet but Alberta will soon be one of the first. They started trading 'water futures' funds in California recently. When people start putting a formal price on water, air is next. Nothing like pricing out the fundamentals of life so those who can't afford it will bow even more to the rich. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...t-trading-amid-growing-fears-of-scarcityDon't get me started on the issue of water and our other broadly disturbing environmental issues. People have no clue how bad things are. They won't until it hits them in their own backyard and then just like everything else that happens in this world, we'll see knee jerk reaction to get onboard and find a way to repair....if it isn't already too late.
"Those who preach the myths of audio are ignorant of truth."
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Sorry for the delay in response, work and family time have been extremely busy even with lockdown. Thanks too all!
Listened too all the tracks and some of the entire albums (Blue rodeo and the Gypsy Flamenco) made a spotify playlist to keep them in. The soundstage isn't nearly as big and enveloping as I would have hoped but I think that has more to do with speaker location and their placement in the room and lots of reflective surfaces. The screen and the LCR's are not on the short wall of the room, and the screen is also at one end of the room. I'm still enjoying them immensely though as they were purchased for home theater use and the price was fabulous for high power output speakers. Just a burning itch now to buy a pair of QS10's.
Spotify made suggestions for the list; One of the suggestions was Cowboy Junkies Trinity Sessions. hadn't heard it in years, didn't find any massive soundstage but certainly enjoyed the vocals in that wonderful church that I experienced so many times in my youth. Surprisingly Joey by Concrete Blonde had a bigger sound than I have ever noticed before. Tried the Rolling Stones - Undercover of the night lots of instrument separation and going across from left to right and back.
LCR's M5HPOW
Rears QS-10
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Optoma HD142x w/115" DIY AT Spandex screen
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devotee
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devotee
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What is the preferred DSP for listening to Spotify?
Has anyone tried using Tidal? I know most Yamaha receivers have Tidal built in so your phone is more like a remote selecting tracks as the receiver get the data direct, no blue tooth desertion.
Lots of speakers from many
manufactures...mostly Axiom
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shareholder in the making
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I tried Tidal super duper hi def. I couldn't hear a difference compared to Spotify Premium.
I couldn't stand the Tidal UI.
There is no "preferred" sound mode. Tidal, Spotify, etc are all streamed in stereo. When I had passives, I frequently switched to PLII and Neo. With the actives, it's almost always stereo.
House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Linearity and mid-woofers are over-rated
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Re: receiver calibration
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shareholder in the making
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London, QS10s all the way! This gives me 180 degree envelopment with my actives and M5OW in the living room. I hear vocals, etc wayyyy out to the sides. https://open.spotify.com/track/1CsU...iRPuf7bph-DKVOw&utm_source=copy-linkYes, they are an amazing speaker. Just for fun, try temporarily moving your listening position closer and further from the speakers.
House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Linearity and mid-woofers are over-rated
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devotee
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devotee
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Mojo,
Does the Spotify premium go through your phone to your receiver? Or does it get the data directly to receiver?
What do you think about those high end streaming devices like blue sound? have you tried one yet? Or has anyone on here? I don't want to be the ginny pig. lol
Lots of speakers from many
manufactures...mostly Axiom
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