I would, perhaps, feel more at ease with such subscription rate increases were it not for the vexing frequency with which I encounter faulty or missing 'tracks' on QOBUZ.

I also suspect my septuagenarian ears would not do justice to a more upmarket arrangement.įor downloads I try to use record companies' own sites where possible, eg Hyperion. I have also found many of Spotify's user-created playlists quite appealing, eg one I discovered with 70 works written by composers who were over 70 at the time of composition. This works very well for me and the sound is fine. My digital tuners - main hifi and bedside Roberts - have a setting for Spotify output which can also be controlled from mobile phone via home network.

Audirvana and ifi DAC, whatever exactly they are and however much they might cost, don't seem to be an essential addition to my system, with which I am generally pretty happy. the same listening setup as I do: via Audirvana and an iFi DAC.Qobuz often gets mentioned on here and when recently looking to abandon CD purchases (shelf space issues) in favour of streaming/downloads I looked at it but it didn't seem a good choice for me because I couldn't see how to conveniently get the sound to my hifi set-up. I've been a Qobuz subscriber for ten years now. None of those who have given it a try on the strength of my recommendation have expressed any concern about the pricing structure: indeed, my latest convert took the full plunge and signed up for high-res streaming for €24.99 monthly and is thrilled with the experience (he uses the same listening setup as I do: via Audirvana and an iFi DAC. Qobuz remains the service that I recommend to friends and will continue to be. It's a year or so since I've moved to being more a streamer than a downloader, but even before that shift it's been part of my weekly routine to check late on Thursday nights or early on Fridays to see what's newly become available. I originally joined Qobuz for the download facility and have amassed almost 800 virtual albums over my ten years with them. One change I probably will make is to switch to an Irish account rather than the French one which was all that was available when I signed up in 2009. Today I received a discontinuation notice and was informed that I would be switched to the current Hi-Fi subscription model from next renewal, at which point my monthly fee will increase to €19.99. I've been paying €14.99 per month all that, for the Hi-Fi Classique (CD-quality) service which ceased to appear as an option quite some time ago, and I was aware that I was living on borrowed time.

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