cpcat Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 So qobuz doesn’t offer WAV downloads? AIFF is fine though as long as dbpoweramp does conversion from AIFF to uncompressed FLAC? I’m pretty sure it does, will have to check. Currently evaluating this, as have recently adopted Roon and am trying qobuz again. HDTRACKS has been my go-to for downloads til now. On 1/18/2023 at 1:05 AM, Jud said: Since echoic memory (that is, our memory for sounds) lasts about 4 seconds, even after all that it's not a good test. What is a good test is to use well recorded mono, for example the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (or create mono from well recorded stereo - you can do this with Audacity), then use Paul Kane's DeltaWave Comparator ( https://deltaw.org ) to listen to both tracks simultaneously. Switch ears and see whether your preference (if any) switches too. This unfortunately won't work for streaming vs. download, nor for FLAC vs. WAV (though it will for original WAV vs. FLAC that's expanded to WAV). One other thought about eliminating any nagging doubts regarding compression (even if it's all in your head, why be bothered?): AIFF is an available uncompressed download format from Qobuz, and it's more easily amenable to good metadata tagging than WAV files are. QNAP NAS w/minimserver, iBuypower i7 13700kf, RTXa5000 24g GPU, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS minimal server, HQPe v5 x64 avx2, HQPDcontrol4, HQPlayer Client iOS, mconnect playerHD, JplayiOS, Daphile on Asus PN-51-s1 (AMD 5700u) in Akasa fanless case, Snakeoil OS NAA/NAA image on Fitlet2 , Lampizator Big 7 MKII Balanced, Pass XVR1, Pass X5, Pass XA 100.5’s, PSB Stratus Gold(i)’s, Vandersteen 2wq’s. Link to comment
cpcat Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 16 minutes ago, Jud said: I don’t know, they might. I have all my stuff in AIFF, so that’s what I’m familiar with. Don’t use it so wouldn’t know. If it doesn’t there are other apps that do (on Windows, MediaHuman is free and I think it works well). Thanks Jud. Sorry if I misunderstood. According to this WAV is available along with AIFF, ALAC, and FLAC: https://help.qobuz.com/en/articles/10167-what-are-the-different-audio-formats-available-for-download Jud 1 QNAP NAS w/minimserver, iBuypower i7 13700kf, RTXa5000 24g GPU, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS minimal server, HQPe v5 x64 avx2, HQPDcontrol4, HQPlayer Client iOS, mconnect playerHD, JplayiOS, Daphile on Asus PN-51-s1 (AMD 5700u) in Akasa fanless case, Snakeoil OS NAA/NAA image on Fitlet2 , Lampizator Big 7 MKII Balanced, Pass XVR1, Pass X5, Pass XA 100.5’s, PSB Stratus Gold(i)’s, Vandersteen 2wq’s. Link to comment
cpcat Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Interesting. I batch converted copies of my WAV files to uncompressed FLAC awhile back for compatibility with the upnp plugin in Daphile/LMS. I have also noticed WAV have some issues with tags. Maybe AIFF would be the way to go then, at least going forward. QNAP NAS w/minimserver, iBuypower i7 13700kf, RTXa5000 24g GPU, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS minimal server, HQPe v5 x64 avx2, HQPDcontrol4, HQPlayer Client iOS, mconnect playerHD, JplayiOS, Daphile on Asus PN-51-s1 (AMD 5700u) in Akasa fanless case, Snakeoil OS NAA/NAA image on Fitlet2 , Lampizator Big 7 MKII Balanced, Pass XVR1, Pass X5, Pass XA 100.5’s, PSB Stratus Gold(i)’s, Vandersteen 2wq’s. Link to comment
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