cheekyboy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Agreed, Terry, it could certainly be a difference in the level of performance of each source, but that is a significant difference, up to 20%. I run my red book CD through the same DAC as the Aries Mini so the comparison is apples with apples in that regard. I'm sure your system is A1 and I didn't mean to infer anything to the contrary, but there can be a huge swing in how a device will perform from system to system too. Cheers, Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musical physic Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 I honestly can say streaming tidal is very close and at times comparable to me using my cd transport. I sometimes question whether I even need a cd transport? I'm currently still running in my transport. Perhaps the sound might improve in the near future who knows but I'm enjoying the music from both sources. Tidal let's me discover new music which is sweet Currently my setup for streaming is Aries>intona >W4S rur >dac. Using curious regen links in between and a cheapish lps to power the W4S rur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I sometimes question whether I even need a cd transport? You don't Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanica Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 3 hours ago, cheekyboy said: I run my red book CD through the same DAC as the Aries Mini so the comparison is apples with apples in that regard. But the two "apples" might be from different masters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 38 minutes ago, Satanica said: But the two "apples" might be from different masters Ah, not the point I was trying to make, but in general terms and over a large sample and a fair bit of listening time, I'm not hearing much difference. Cheers, Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musical physic Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Happy said: You don't Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I'm seriously beginning to feel this way. What kind of streaming setup are you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I'm seriously beginning to feel this way. What kind of streaming setup are you running? I had Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify Premium & Apple Music. Tried relockers etc too. Now I just run Apple Music straight from -gasp- Apple Airport lol. For exotic sources I just spin vinyl.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Tidal - good SQ but limited library Qobuz - my kind of music but not official in Australia - something goes wrong nowhere to whinge aboutSpotify Premium - good SQ, great play lists but library not as good as AppleApple - best library, good classical music selection, SQ not the best but quite bearableSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 And I find the SQ differences to be frankly trivialSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musical physic Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Happy said: And I find the SQ differences to be frankly trivial Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk So true when I think about the time I had Spotify Premium vs Tidal right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 So true when I think about the time I had Spotify Premium vs Tidal right now Yup Tidal needs to expand their library and implement gapless playback for them to have me back. I'm happy to pay extra 15 bucks for the trivial SQ improvements but the aforesaid shortcomings are just unacceptable Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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