Recent content by fr0g

Exactly. I did this on this forum a while back. I bought a few tracks, recommended by some golden ears forumite, here, and I downsampled to CD quality. I then null-tested the 16/44 and 24/96 version of the same recording. The only difference was inaudible (some HF stuff at -90 DB) and the...

Chromecast Audio. All the way. I have now bought 2. One I use via optical to my ADM9RS actives. The other via analogue to my kitchen... Play spotify on your phone/tablet and tell it to use the CCA and all is set. It then plays from the device itself, and you could switch your phone off if you...

Always have been to non-snobs. Haven't read the replies. Probably won't

Wow. Some odd replies on here. Not a massive fan, but I like alot of her songs. Yet we have subjective opinions from people who do not like her, commenting on a thread with her name on it. From war-mongering asses, bible-nutcases who think the world is less than 10K years old and intelligent...

Maybe I just haven't got golden ears, but I have done the same with Spotify and Google play. I have most of my own stuff ripped to FLAC, but I will listen on Spotify if I am on Spotiify, and in all honesty, there is no obvious audible difference. Once I got over myself and the need to be sure...

To my ears, my £300 Yamaha AV sounds every bit as good as my Arcam amp which originally cost twice the price and a Lyngdorf amp which cost 5 times as much (although that had more headroom and drove quite a bit louder with no distortion). Currently being used on some Dali Ikon 6. My opinion...

Chequerboard - Indian Ink

Main advantage nowadays with Spotify is the connect option. I have my music playing and whether I sit down and only have my phone in my pocket, or I'm using my laptop for something, I can open up spotify and control the same stream. In my case now with the ridiculously great VFM chromecast...

I found it pointless. Now listening to Spotify and Google play music ( mainly so I can have my own collection up in cloud land) through my Chromecast audio via optical into my ADMs. Sounds fantastic.

79% Spotify. 10% Downloads from Boomkat, Bleep, Linn, independants. FLAC format 10% ripped albums, FLAC or MP3. No iTunes store, ever, and never will. There are 1 or 2 bands who I would still buy the CD but that's probably under 1%, and even then I don't bother ripping it if it's on Spotify...

There, fixed it.

It's no biggee. I have a couple of pairs of decent headphones with me. So other than when I'm cooking, they provide the entertainment :) It just struck me that I'd rather listen to a mobile phone in a pan than a nice pair of B&O speakers if it means I choose the music :) Now relaxing in the...

Of course I have always known this. But it hit me hard this week. I am on holiday in a pretty nice holiday flat. B&O TV and stereo system included, designer furniture and crockery etc. Artist like look. Very nice. Back to the B&O stuff. Of course I gave it a whirl when I first came. Nice...

https://open.spotify.com/track/0qJAQHce9OHXRucF96XSu2 (Mixed by Paul Oakenfold, Song - The Astrophysical Nebula, Artist - John "00" Flemming)

IMO the DAC in your AV receiver is more than capable.