nightrhyme
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Not too far actually. I’m in DenmarkTo far away from Germany?
I will give the invitation also!
Not too far actually. I’m in DenmarkTo far away from Germany?
I will give the invitation also!
Hey...thats not far. We are just moving to the Northern Coast. Keep that in mind, my wife and I are both 72. So much easier for you
Only if you have two WiiM Pros, the WiiM minis don't have enough memory to support HD multi room - WiiM advise you to turn off the HD/UHD switch when using MRM with MinisDo you have 2 WiiMs?
When two Wiims are linked and played in Multiroom Music (MRM), Amazon Music also distributes UHD tracks in HD. Therefore, you can compare the same track in UHD and HD.
I posted here citing that very song. In my case (also a FLAC rip from my CD collection) the first note is partially cut off. You hear the note mid-sound, so there is no "pluck". I posted about that here and opened up a support ticket.One example is ELP "From The Beginning", a song I loved for over 50 years and played countless times. The opening guitar just didn't have that clarity or pluck
Du hast ne PM@Achim1811. Du schlimmer, wie kannst Du nur 1 Jahr unterschlagen
Aber mal im Ernst. Wir sind beide gleich alt. Mich würde mal interessieren, ob Du (natürlich auch unsere gleichaltrigen Kollegen) wirklich einen Unterschied (nur einen Unterschied, nicht besser oder schlechter) hörst, wenn Du einen anderen DAC anschließt.
Ich habe es mal mit einem wirklich nur einfachen FiiO Taishan D03K probiert. Ich höre da nicht den geringsten Unterschied zum eingebauten DAC. Wahrscheinlich höre ich das gar nicht mehr. Oder ist der Taishan einfach "zu billig"?
Ich wollte eigentlich auf den Pro+ updaten, ob sich das aber für mich rechnet? Ich bezweifle es. Der Pro (ohne +) hört sich für mich perfekt an. Ob da eine Steigerung beim Pro+ für mich möglich ist?
Your explanation makes perfect sense. Explains the discrepancies that I'm hearing. Another reason I'm fortunate to have ripped my entire CD collection before I started to think out the bulk.The one on AM is likey a completely different master than the one you have on CD, likey a more recent remaster with different dynamic range, usually they are compressed to hell compared to older CD releases. This is common on every streaming services. You can’t compare the quality of the two inputs unless you know they are exactly the same version of an album using exactly the same mastering. Read up on the loudness wars and you will understand.
This is a good site to compare dynamic range of different releases.
Main reason I’m on a large 2nd hand cd buying spree. Also fed up with music being removed.Your explanation makes perfect sense. Explains the discrepancies that I'm hearing. Another reason I'm fortunate to have ripped my entire CD collection before I started to think out the bulk.
Speaking of 2nd hand discs, do you buy from an online source, local, etc? Thinking of doing the same but concerned about damaged/unplayable CDs. Thanks for any leads.Main reason I’m on a large 2nd hand cd buying spree. Also fed up with music being removed.
Just can’t make my mind up about Darko. Here he talks a lot of (mostly obvious) sense but in other circumstances it’s all subjective … stronger midranges, deeper bottoms nonsense.
My guess is that the streaming services version was remastered and the Plex CD copy is just betterI have been using the Wiim Pro for about 2 months now and I just noticed something that I was not expecting at all.
First, some data. I am using Amazon Unlimited after trials of the Big 3 Hi-Res services. I felt that I didn't hear enough of a consistent improvement, if any, between A, Q & T.
I am outputting Coax from the Wiim to a SMSL DAC/HP amp combo.
First, the good. The sound on most tracks is really clear and drums are nice and tight on good recordings. I'm doing most of my listening on headphones that I have had for around 6 years so I am very familiar with their sound signature.
But, lately, when I listen to songs that I am very familiar with, I had the sense that something was just different. I felt some of the liveliness or airiness was not as I had remembered it.
One example is ELP "From The Beginning", a song I loved for over 50 years and played countless times. The opening guitar just didn't have that clarity or pluck that I knew was there. The track is 24 bit/96khz. Plus, the noise/hiss is more than I remember.
I am using WiFi as my connection type and have fiber so speed or stability is not an issue. Excellent signal strength 24/7.
So, I played the same song from my Plex server through the Wiim Home Music Share; 16bit WAV file, and immediately noticed that the Plex WAV sounded better. It sounded how I always remembered it. The guitar had that luster back and the noise was also reduced. Tried a few other songs that I know very well and had very similar outcomes. What I can't understand, though, is why? Both ways are streamed on wifi, both are in either WAV or HiRes and equipment is the same. Only the stream is different.
This is not a subtle or inconclusive finding. I clearly hear the improvement using my Plex server. And, using an SPL, I volume matched almost identically, on my loudspeakers and headphones.
If anyone knows that song and can do a comparison, I would be curious as to what findings you come up with.
Don't get me wrong. I am not crapping on the Wiim. It's been rock solid since I got it but I felt something was just "off".
Any thoughts?