- Jul 2, 2009
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ive got the flu hence a lot of spare time and possible delusion 🙂
i am finding that listening to music on youtube, (if its well recorded obviously), is more involving than on cd. i am comparing listening to cds on my cyrus cd6s against youtube on a nexus 7 with audio bluetoothed to chord dac. cd used is paloma faith and tracks just be and picking up the pieces. please note i am not saying the sq is better although there is not as much in it as i would have thought.
so apart from the incredible convenience of listening this way i am thinking that its the visual experience that is making the music more involving. this makes sense although i can watch and listen to music tv through my system and i dont feel the same way about that, the only difference i can see is that i get to choose what i listen to. maybe the tactility of watching and browsing on a tablet but hearing music from the other side of the room with a deep soundstage is what is enveloping me but i have used the dac for over 4 years with my laptop, (and i think it sounds better through usb), and im still not feeling the same connection. it is an old lappy tho and the fan is noisy.
now since music is all about enjoying the experience and where it can lead you on an emotional journey i am beginning to think youtube is one of the best sources available and considering its free whats not to like. i have all my music on the cloud on google play but if i can find any track with half decent sound and picture quality i find myself going back to youtube.
i would be interested to see if anybody else listens like this or through an i pad and airplay etc. and if they have similar views on this.
i am finding that listening to music on youtube, (if its well recorded obviously), is more involving than on cd. i am comparing listening to cds on my cyrus cd6s against youtube on a nexus 7 with audio bluetoothed to chord dac. cd used is paloma faith and tracks just be and picking up the pieces. please note i am not saying the sq is better although there is not as much in it as i would have thought.
so apart from the incredible convenience of listening this way i am thinking that its the visual experience that is making the music more involving. this makes sense although i can watch and listen to music tv through my system and i dont feel the same way about that, the only difference i can see is that i get to choose what i listen to. maybe the tactility of watching and browsing on a tablet but hearing music from the other side of the room with a deep soundstage is what is enveloping me but i have used the dac for over 4 years with my laptop, (and i think it sounds better through usb), and im still not feeling the same connection. it is an old lappy tho and the fan is noisy.
now since music is all about enjoying the experience and where it can lead you on an emotional journey i am beginning to think youtube is one of the best sources available and considering its free whats not to like. i have all my music on the cloud on google play but if i can find any track with half decent sound and picture quality i find myself going back to youtube.
i would be interested to see if anybody else listens like this or through an i pad and airplay etc. and if they have similar views on this.