Orchard Audio PecanPi + Streamer Review - Can Streaming Beat Vinyl Records?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video, I discuss and review the Orchard Audio PecanPi+ Streamer. As you know, I love vinyl but sometimes the convenience of streaming is necessary. How does the PecanPi+ Streamer stack up in sound quality compared to other DACS and Vinyl Records? I did an in depth blind test to find out. The results were pretty shocking. So for a change of pace, let's discuss the value of a good streamer and all of the situations where a good streamer can enhance our lives. Even though vinyl is my favorite format, it's really all about the music we love.
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Here's a link to the streamer that I reviewed in this video.
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Well, if anyone doubts you’re an audiophile, that’s now pretty much settled. Welcome and enjoy the sickness!
During vinyls dark days, when it looked as though vinyl albums were dead, I held on to my Luxman turntable as a reminder of days gone by and a work of art as much as anything. I truly missed the physical connection to the music and the artwork of the album covers. The first issue of Alan Parsons first album is a perfect example! Streaming and vinyl both have their unique experiences and I love both.
Very well said. ❤️ You were smart to hang on to your Luxman turntable. So many people got rid of their turntables and their records only to regret it. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
The problem with streaming is the streamer could lose the right to have that music but with physical ownership it is yours. I have a Sony 10 cd changer so I have no problem
I understand. I love owning my vinyl records. That way I own the music. I enjoy streaming music in times that I can't play vinyl. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
With people who don’t have big records room and having to add CD to the mix makes it hard to have the space. I agree with Melinda I love to listen to music while doing housework and yes you could have it on your phone but if you’re doing the dishes and running water you can’t hear it and your phone volume only goes up so high so having a streamer you can use your own speakers with is a plus!
Amen and Hail Physical media forever!!!
I totally agree. I understand someone wanting to try streaming, but I prefer to have the media in my hands
I use it through Roon to stream my hi-res music files. Outstanding quality.
Very awesome to see you doing more audio equipment reviews, and it makes perfect sense, you have listened to so much music and records over the years that you know exactly what to listen for, you are the perfect person for the job, looking forward to more similar videos!!😎🤘
You're very sweet. Thank you very much. ❤️🤗
Hi Melinda. Enjoyed your video. My first DAC was the well reviewed Allo Boss 2. At $200 it is a great value.
Less than a year ago I replaced the Allo Boss 2 with an Eversolo DMP-A6 and love it. Being able to stream bit perfect Apple Music is awesome.
Love Alan Parsons. Thanks for all the hard work. Looking forward to the next video.
I'm so glad you are happy with what you have. This Alan Parsons album is great . ❤️🤗 I love testing new equipment with it. Thank you and take care.
Informative vid! Although I won't stop listening to my albums, I can relate to being in the middle of doing something and then having to flip the record. I'm gonna definitely check out this streaming device.
I use my iPod Touch 7th generation. I have Spotify and Apple Music 🎶 on it. I have a Bose wavelink and I just stream from my iPod to my Bose Wavelink. It sounds pretty good 👍. I do understand you can’t get High Res sound via Bluetooth but it sounds good in my kitchen and my Bose Wavelink sounds pretty good 👍.
Yes, I love my vinyl records but sometimes streaming is just a more convenient option. Lol. Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda! Great video as always! Yes I understand completely what you are saying, it is a pain when you're doing things and have to flip over a record or change a CD haha! Many times when I am laying back on the couch, I put You Tube on to watch my 80's Glam Metal and Hard Rock videos. But I still buy albums and CDs to support the bands I love. Hope all is well with you and family. Love your channel! Keep rocking like always! 😃🤘🤘♥
I need to go back and watch some of those old music videos. 🤗❤️ Thank you for the kind words. Have a great weekend.
@@MelindaMurphy Thank you! Were you a MTV Headbanger's Ball fan back in the day! 😃♥🤘🤘
Happily I stumbled on to this cool presentation quite by accident...that question posed intrigued me often in the recent past as my old confirmation bias's seem to be challenged by this very subject...very nicely done ....I clicked the things for you
I apologize for the delayed response. We are in the process of moving so life has been quite busy. Thank you so much for the kind words and support. ❤️🤗 Take care.
Of course ive been curious about these 😁👍 thanks for your review
You're very welcome. Thank you so much! ❤️🤗
Good afternoon Melinda. The Pecan Pi have been getting great reviews and coverage. I currently have a Bluesound node and it works for me. I laughed because I have also ran into the problem of flipping a record while cooking. Pain in the ….. you know what! I have a Bose (yes that hated brand many)speaker in the kitchen so I can listen to music. Yes streaming has a place In everyone’s system. Great video. Cheers
The PecanPi+ is getting great reviews. My husband really likes it and he's probably the toughest guy to impress. Lol. Thank you and take care.
Melinda, it is Stan again. I lost my streamer about a month ago when I awakened to a "thunderstorm" coming from my listening room. My system was actually amplifying the death of my streamer. I immediately shut everything down; I used to leave everything powered all the time up until this event. I was so afraid that my speakers had been over-driven, but I realized the system was recreating input from my streamer, which was the chosen input at the time. When I took the streamer out of the signal, thankfully, all was well. I did not realize how much I would miss the streamer. I particularly miss Airplay from my computer, as well as a few internet radio stations. Thank you for your review. I am elated that we, in this modern time, have access to a literal plethora of music via streaming. Vinyl is my go-to source. But I am really missing the variety of music and the convenience of streaming. You have given a great review, letting me narrow my options of a replacement. Thanks!
I'm so sorry you lost your streamer. I agree, it's nice to have access to virtually any music we want. 🤗❤️ Streaming does have ots advantages. Thank you and take care.
Wow, Melinda you and I are so much on the same page when it comes to streaming. I used to own a reel to reel tape deck back in the day just so I could make play lists before streaming was invented. I stream via the Qobuz service for their hi res 24 bit offerings and I love the quality. Seems I constantly go back and forth in what I think sounds best. What a wonderful time to be alive if you’re a music lover.
I agree. We live in a great time for music and the convenience of it. Things have definitely changed. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Good review Melinda!
Thank you very much. 🤗❤️
Nice video. I do wish you had done blind A/B testing between vinyl and the streamer on several releases. It seemed like Achtung wasn’t entirely blind. If streaming delivered full album art work and packaging it would be a true game changer. For new current-day non-reissue albums the digital often sounds equal if not better to me.
This streamer sounds great and a vinyl vs streaming blind test probably wasn't completely fair. They are just so different. Both ways of listening to Achtung Baby were extremely good. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Streamers has a place in the house or cabin as background music yah why not. Another Good Video as usual and Good Luck in FLA we look forward to reviews from FLA and the new audio room.
Thank you very much. I'm looking forward to it as well. 🤗❤️
Love it. When I mow I listen to my IPod. I have tens of thousand songs on my computer. I put on my various
Pods music to listen and help pass the time away while working
Listening to music can be a life saver when I have a lot of work to do. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda 😊 ! I really enjoy my streamer & the convenience it offers. It's great to compile a variety of favorites & enjoy.
I do love having a playlist. That's hard to do with vinyl. 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
You said it the best !
Again thx a lot doing this Melinda. Just gotta love your channel 🤩
And by the way, I heard from a professional sound engineer working in Norwegian Broadcasting that if you a/b test streaming v.s. vinyl it may most likely not be the same thing, he suggests that many of the masters going to streaming services are significantly more compressed than the vinyl masters. Although: I heard streamed music so beautiful in an audio fair that adult people were sitting there crying; And I was one of them 🥰
So do we really generally get better masters when we buy vinyl?
I want both, win-win 😍🥰😎
Its a mixed bag, some master are better for streaming and vice versa, but in general I agree, in that most likely, vinyl and streaming are from different masters.
I would agree. It wasn't a true and fair competition. There are a lot of variables going on. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy At the end of the day its all about enjoying the music and having fun, seem like you were able to do both so win win.
Hi Melinda. Thank you for the video and review. I must admit that the way I listen to music is via my DAB radio, RUclips or via something from my Vinyl collection. I only live in a very small flat/apartment located on a retirement block of 125 flats/apartments. I’m located on the the top floor of this block, it’s the 3rd floor. In reality I have very little space for a streamer.
I was taken by the picture on your wall. I believe it’s an enlarged copy of the Sonny Clark album “Cool Struttin’ ? I have the album which is very enjoyable. Thanks once more. Regards Dave
Yes, it's Cool Struttin'. ❤️ I bought it from the Blue Note website. I love it.
The views from your apartment must be pretty nice. 😀 Having close neighbors like that means being very considerate with sound. I understand. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Great video Melinda, I know the feeling of having to stop what you are doing to flip the album, my cat Racer demands a daily walk on his leash, if I have a record playing I have to make sure we are back in the house in 12 to 15 minutes, I don't want my record just spinning and spinning in the dead wax. Thank you for the info on that Pecan Pi sounds like it is a quality product, have a great week!
Thank you Mike and please show us footage of you walking your cat. That would be awesome. Take care.
@@MelindaMurphy I will!
You make some great points. As a music lover, I listen to both CDs and streaming. When we have guests over, I can play a 8 hour playlist without having to switch CDs. And I agree with you: When I make holiday cookies with my kids, it’s a lot easier to stream Christmas songs than needing to change CDs. Thanks for this review!
Christmas music is perfect for streaming. ❤️ You gave a perfect example. Thank you and take care.
I agree with you 100% in that streaming music can be absolutely convenient at times. I stream music myself, solely for those situations, like yourself, when changing records is simply not possible. However, I am an absolute vinyl addict, and will never walk away from that format. Getting a new Lp, holding the record, reading the liner notes, or those special things included at times, holds a sentimental value. Something you can actually hold in your hands. This is not the case with streaming, yet being able to create playlists is a big bonus. As you mentioned, there is a place for both formats, and whichever can bring you joy at the time, by all means, go for it! Melinda - You’ve once again presented a perfect topic for discussion! 😁👏💯👍🏆
Thank you very much. I'm with you, I'm a vinyl lover for life but I really enjoy the great sound quality of this streamer for times when vinyl isn't a good option. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Gotta try out his Amps! They are Incredible!
I hope to have the opportunity. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Points well taken, close to impossible to listen to vinyl when cooking, at the pool or entertaining especially for those albums at 45 rpm! Streaming is the way to go and for me Pandora and Spotify are more than enough. Nicely done, Melinda, your first review, at least for me, and way better than most of the usual suspects!
Wow! Thank you so much for the lovely compliment. 🤗❤️ Take care.
So glad you made this video! I love vinyl but I also have a Sonos streaming device on my stereo system which sounds really good! I hear a lot of VC community critical of it but it’s great, sounds good, and helps me listen to a recording before I decide to buy a physical copy
That's a great way to discover new music. I can't imagine anyone complaining about that. Lol. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Hi Melinda I have an APL Streamer (DAC not included) Retails for around 18K in Australia sounds amazing but I always gravitate back to Vinyl
Wow! That must be incredible. Vinyl is my first love as well. 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
Nice review, but different at the same time. I glad that you are expanding your horizons. I wanted to ask you a question. Did MOFI do a one step on the Eagles-Long Road Out of Eden? Thank you in advance. Dennis
Thank you for the kind words. MoFi hasn't made that One Step and I'm not sure there are plans to do so. They may surprise us though. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
When I have time to listen, I switch on my Quad Fm4 tuner as my amp defaults to this input at switch on.
BBC radio 3 has live musicians in the studio. I can get really involved and enjoy it. So much so I forgot what I was going to listen to!
The sound quality on live broadcast is often better than recorded media.
Very cool. Thank you for sharing. ❤️🤗
I've been using the Volume primo streamer for a couple of years and, like you think about Pecan pie. I think Volumio is a great product and an amazing steamer
Of course, we love vinyl records, but it's too stupid to deny the convenience and high quality of Hi-Res recordings. Thank you for your opinion
Well said. I completely agree. Thank you and enjoy your weekend. ❤️🤗
Great video Melinda❤ I've wondered about streaming and your recommendation really matters - They should allow you to keep the Pecan Pi (the stupidest name for a piece of audiophile equipment) your A/B testing I thought was excellent core knowledge for all of us to review and decide whether it fits our set-up - I'll confess a lot of time I'll play an iTunes playlist through my Mac and enjoy it with excellent Audio Technica noise-canceling headphones with deep bass for hours and hours -
have a safe expedient move to Florida❤See You next week!
It's easy to get lost in great music. I could spend hours doing that myself.
Thank you so much for always being so kind and encouraging. 🤗❤️ Take care.
Thanks for the video from my favorite u tube channel. I just bought a wiim mini and I got an smsl su dac a while ago and it's a really good sounding DAC for the money. I use Tidal with the wiim app and I love it. It sounds really good and it so convenient like you said, I am always cooking or doing something and I like how they put play lists together because I don't always want to listen an whole album and the amount of music you can discover is never ending. I enjoy discovering new music. One minute I'm listening to Spanish guitar and then electronic chill wave and what ever I find and if I don't like it then at least I'm not stuck with it. I'm happy to see that you have an open minded to streaming because you can discover so much new music and I like to keep a open mind to new genres try to find something different that I like. Thanks again Melinda and remember it's about the love of music 🎶
You're absolutely right. It's about the love of music and being able to listen wherever we are. Thank you so much for the amazing compliment. I'm truly honored. Take care. 🤗❤️
@@MelindaMurphy thank you for the entertaining videos!
If I wanted background music when other things are going on, I'd consider streaming. But if I want to sit and listen with eyes closed, I shall choose vinyl!! I've heard very good things about the Pecan Pi, by the way.
I am with you on vinyl. ❤️ This PecanPi streamer does sound very good though. Thank you and take care.
Oooo.... just got a new cd copy of Eye In the Sky.....
I agree, it's a great record! Also Wish you were here is my favourite Pink Floyd album.
I also love SRV Tin Pan Alley to test with!!
I would suggest Portisheads Dummy as an album worth testing out 😁👍
Thank you for the suggestion. Wish You Were Here is right up there with Dark Side for me. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Nice one Melinda. I have gone down this road quite a bit with DACs etc. I think this is a very challenging thing to do. The issue is that the source digital files you are using are not the same mastering as the vinyl so comparing them to the vinyl is not really apples to apples. One thing to try would be to get a ADC (analog to digital converter). Record some of your vinyl then compare the playback (from the ADC) to the vinyl to see if there is a difference. I have found DSD recordings of vinyl to closely align to the vinyl playback. There are several ADCs out there. Unfortunately most of this streaming stuff is lossy and compressed (or in some cases brick walled). Even when it is lossless streaming it may be compressed and blown out. The DAC itself is a bit of a rabbit hole. So why not keep the pecanPI?
Thank you for the tip. I agree that comparing vinyl to this streamer wasn't a proper contest. I was just curious about how well the streamer could hold up. I thought it did very well for going against my favorite format. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
The reason I'm not purchasing it at the moment is because I am currently moving to another state and going to be renovating the house we move into. In other words, money is tight. Lol. 😀 Buying it is under serious consideration in the future.
NOW you are making sense, lol! But seriously, very useful information.
Thank you very much. 🤗❤️ Have a great week.
Hi Melinda. I love your channel. I love music just like you. It’s my only passion besides vanilla ice cream. lol! I love vinyl too, but now I stream my music through Apple Music. The sound quality is amazing! Have you thought about streaming music through a service?
I was content with using the Volumio app for this review. If I buy the streamer in the future, I will look into that. Thank you for the kind words. Have a great week. ❤️🤗
Thank you for this honest review, Melinda. As the music lover that I know you are, I can really appreciate your opinion. I stream a lot in my car, of course. And for all the reasons that you mentioned, I think it’s key to have a good option at home. I’ve been browsing around to add a streamer to my stereo system, so I will definitely check it out. I would like to see how it works with Roon. To be honest, I feel like I would like to have a bit more robust of a device that has a display and more options. But it looks like a good price point. Definitely worth looking into. Thanks again. Cheers!
If you have any quesions feel free to reach out. I also have a device with a screen, that's the premium version. Both support roon and the DACs are roon tested.
The premium device will be Roon Ready in the future.
@@OrchardAudio Thanks!
You're welcome. Thank you so much for the kind words. Best wishes. ❤️🤗
We travel in an RV. I have a Yamaha WXA-50 and a Dell mini 9020 loaded down with flac files I have ripped from CD, vinyl or purchased. Everything is 44/16 or better. Streaming digital files doesn't have to suck, but most people equate it with low quality mp3s because they don't know any better.
You're absolutely right. I admit that I was surprised at how good streaming can be. This streamer changed my mind.
Traveling in an RV would be such a cool adventure. Good for you. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
It would be interesting to hear you compare a higher end streamer to your vinyl rig. One that is closer in price to your turntable, phono preamp, etc.
That would be fun. This streamer is excellent especially for the money but I would love to be able to experience an extremely high end one as well. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Hello Melinda, another great video
I absolutely agree that for the reasons listed by you, but also for many others, you can no longer limit yourself to vinyl. For example, I was able to listen to many of the albums recommended by you on Apple Music 😀
I have a very good streamer, the Eversolo DMP-A8, which also has a quality analogue pre-amplifier and a Rega RP8 (connected of course via the phono stage) and I was able to give up the integrated amplifier and replace it with a power one and thus improve the sound quality .
Very cool! When it comes to music, we should never limit ourselves. More is always better. 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda, it’s always a joy watching your videos and learning more about your vinyl collection, your reviews, your memories, your experiences, your hi-fi system and so much more. I hope you don’t mind me asking a question which I’ve been meaning to do for a while. I’m very curious about the pads which you have under the feet of your P8. I’m assuming they’re for vibration isolation but would love to know what you’re using and how effective you think they are. 😊 Martin
Hi Martin. I honestly don't remember the name of the pads under the turntable. My husband bought them for me. I don't think they have made a big difference. We can't tell a difference from when they are under the table and when they aren't. Lol. Thank you and I'm sorry I can't answer the question properly. ❤️🤗 Take care.
@@MelindaMurphy ha ha, no problem! I guess the P8 is designed with great isolation built in. Cheers and good luck with your big move!
I heard that Mobile Fidelity will be coming out with new box sets like the UHQR. Each box set will have, depending on how many songs are on the original record, five or six records, a side for each song, so you have to get up after EVERY song to flip it over and play the ONE song that's on that side. It's coming! ENJOY your Channel and look forward to watching it. That was tongue in cheek up above.
Lol. Let's hope nobody takes up your idea. 😄 Thank you and take care.
I grew up listening to records, so I have never had playlists. I am a firm believer in listening to the whole album from start to finish. Vinyl, CD or FLAC all work. The format is not as important as the recording and engineering of the album. From my experience, sometimes a record sounds best. Sometimes it is the digital form sounds best, CD or a FLAC file. Most often, they all sound great because they were recorded properly. I love my ROON core in my home with endpoints all over the house for whole-home listening. Thanks again!
Well said! Thank you very much. 🤗❤️
I've got an Arylic streamer and it streams ,through my phone, my Spotify and iTunes catalogue. Nice little piece of equipment and easy to use as well. I don't use it very often but it's nice if you're cleaning or doing other things around the house and want to listen to your music...it's there for that purpose. It runs through the 4Stream app and pairs with your phone/stereo in seconds. Not a bad piece of equipment at an 80 dollar price tag.
Very nice. I agree that streaming is so nice when vinyl isn't practical. What I wasn't expecting was how good this steamer sounded. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
yeh my brother has that or a similar device sounded really good in his car system he cam get itunes spotify satellite etc. as good or better than cd sound
When you said I'm going to date yourself I thought you were going to talk about playlists for mixtapes 😂Now I feel old because I still use my iPods. This was interesting because I am very green in the streaming world and I am interested in being able to use the convenience of streaming on the go. When travelling & on the way to and from work. Cheers...Ben
I was around back in the day of mixtapes too. ♥️🤗 Lol. I still have Christmas music on my iPod. Thank you and enjoy your weekend.
Somebody is crossing over to the audiophile side! Listening to you describe the sound of the DACs has convinced me. But you're not going to become a gear nerd, I'm confident. You're a vinyl lover and that's not going to change anytime soon. Gear will always take second place to the music. Good on you, Melinda.
I agree. I like equipment and this streamer is wonderful but I will always love vinyl. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Good point, Melinda. That’s a point I always make it myself, that restricting oneself to vinyl actually restricts music choice and access. Probably the best source for music in quantity and quality and rarities is CDs most likely. I setup a nice digital playback at home, and Roon is essential. Paired with Tidal and my entire CD library ripped, it’s amazing
Wow! Very nice. I love vinyl but we can't listen to it everywhere. It's nice to have other formats. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
I exclusively stream XM radio and the Nugs Service for the new Springsteen tour…they both sound great…I’m going to investigate streamer devices since I listen every morning to both…thanks for another fun video.
Best wishes to you. Thank you very much. 🤗❤️
Streaming music is convenient and there is nothing wrong with that. Streamers, DACs and streaming services are very high quality now. I use Roon and Qobuz, along with my personal digital music library.
I'm so surprised at how good this streamer sounds. It's definitely convenient. 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
Hi there, hope you and Philip are aces and playing Rush volume 11! Just kidding, I just have to get an inside joke in. I haven't been getting notifications up here, so I had to do a search for you guys. I'm going to see Bruce Cockburn at old Massey Hall in Toronto, so I'm real excited about that. I can't play guitar to save my life but I will be studying. Best to your family. Your daughter must be still toughing it out. Does she have her doctor degree? I still have nightmares I'm back in dental school. Alan Parsons, wow, what band. One of my older sisters got all their albums, she paid to have them sent to me. Sisters are the best! You guys moving around in fine Kentucky? Take it from me, " Moving Pictures ". Can't go wrong😊
Yes! I love Rush. Moving Pictures is a fantastic album.
Our daughter just graduated this past weekend. She is officially a doctor. ❤️🤗 You definitely have a cool sister. Thank you and have a great week.
Great video my friend
Thank you JC. ❤️🤗
I'm a hard core analog vinyl fanatic. The only source for my Maggie based 2 channel Audio is a turntable. But I also have a Dell server with over 135GB of music file from low res mp3 to hi-res vinyl transfers which I feed to a 4.1 Visio soundbar from a PC in my living room for background music. e.g. I have a couple of playlists that I choose from on Sunday morning and that plays almost all day in the background. More than good enough sound for cooking, background with company, outdoor patio....
But when I want to sit and enjoy, nothing touches vinyl!
In fact nothing touches the reality that is analog by it's nature ........digial is processinf tne nature of things and never can make or recostruct it betterthan the analog nature of the reality of all llife .
The only thing i worked on in digital is to get it as close as possible to analog .......so i could at least listen to it . ( it took me over thirty years of work to succeed with some succes )
I love good vinyl and tape .....
A Sunday morning playlist... Sounds wonderful. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
@@frankgeeraerts6243 As I say. Music sources are analog (synths exception) our ears are analog. There is absolutely nothing at any point in time in the enjoyment of music that requires digital. Digital is used exclusively for storage, manipulation and recall. Digital requires analog, especially the outs. Analog does not require digital. It's that simple.
@@glenncurry3041 YES it is that simple .............maybe to simple to understand for many " audiophiles " ........fully agree with you !
Streaming is dangerous territory because it allows you to multi-task. I’ve played records a lot less for the past 10 years than I did before, but end up to listening to more music. The convenience is the biggest factor and can have a great effect as time goes by. It literally is the bandwagon of the future although it won’t stop you from buying records which is an affliction that many vinyl enthusiasts find difficult to escape from. Having said that, be advised to proceed with caution as you do not want to follow the path of neglecting your collection which may invariably occur the day you add a really good streamer to your equipment set-up.
I agree. I wouldn't want to neglect my collection. This streamer sounds excellent but vinyl will always be my favorite format. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Vinyl, reel to reel and streaming. Vinyl for all my favorites. Vinyl is king. If I want to create a long mix, sleeping music or I just want one song and don't want to buy the album, I have a Teac A-2500 SX 1/4 inch reel to reel from the 70s. Sounds incredible. Streaming for new stuff, for mood music, if guests are over, or stuff I like but don't care to own.
Wow! The reel to reel roses are pretty cool. ❤️🤗 I love all three formats. Thank you and take care.
You know? You're right on,especially in the pool or cooking 🍳 I must agree with you. Goodnight! Enjoyed this much.
Thank you very much. ❤️🤗
By the way, Melinda, you have an unbelievably great Turn table if Russ saw what you did under those feet that slap, your hands not needed unless the shelf that you have it on isn’t secure enough then you might need it but regular bill something when they ship it shouldn’t have to do much with it especially the PA that you have Whoever recommended those I guess they’re not doing any damage for sure. I don’t know if they’re really doing a difference keeping that tone arm you have is a terrific tone arm. The platform is terrific. I don’t think you’re gonna have an issue. I haven’t heard your room, but I doubt it, when something built, not necessary overkill
Thank you for the kind words. ❤️🤗 Take care.
I’ve been using my iPod Touch 7th generation paired with my Bose Wavelink and I think they both sound really good. No they don’t sound as good as my HiFi but, for the kitchen they both sound really good. Like you said I can’t always play records or CDs on my good equipment. I do still use my Sony Disc Man which sounds good with my Boston Acoustic Table radio 📻. I even play Sirius XM on my iPod Touch and my Marantz AM/FM/SiriusXM tuner. I have all kinds of ways to play music 🎼 Vinyl, CDs and Cassettes are just a part of them. That said…I love streaming. I’ve been streaming since 2012. Spotify is my favorite service and next is Apple Music.
That's terrific! 😀 Thank you very much.
So much depends on your front end equipment. I think it's easier to get close to top of the line in the digital world than analog. I bought a refurbished PS Audio Perfectwave DirectStream MKII for $2,500 direct from PS. Not the current state of the art but a fabulous value and maybe yesterday's sota. I output from my pioneer dvd/SACD player via hdmi though a converter box to the PS and get pure DSD. The sound quality is amazing. Comparing Wish You Were Here to the Analog Productions SACD and Vinyl it's very hard to tell the difference. But I don't have the end all in analog. I'm using a VPI Scout turntable and tonearm with a top of the line Grado reference cartridge. It sounds great to me but I don't know what a 10s of thousands of dollars or 100s of thousands of dollars vinyl rig sounds like. I do think my digital front end isn't all that far from the top. So there might be more in the vinyl that I can't afford to hear right now.
As for all the other conveniences of digital you hit the nail on the head. For the car or casual listening it's tough to beat digital streaming vs physical media. And if you're not sitting down and critically listening you won't hear a difference. This is why I have an analog system with all the best amps in the house and a digital system with very good but not SOTA amps.
It sounds like you have the best of both worlds. There is a time and place for both formats. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
I have nothing against digital, but I always prefer to have the media or files locally, as not every streaming service is lossless and the connection speed may affect the audio quality. I believe they can be as good as vinyl, as long as they're lossless. My integrated amplifier has both analogs and digital inputs, so I use it for everything (play vinyl, digital audio through PC or CD, tuner and gaming). Your system seems to sound like a dream, no matter the source.
Thank you very much. I do have great stereo equipment that works well for me. ❤️ I very grateful. Thank you and take care.
coincidentally I was listening to a digital playlist in the background when you talked about playlists 🙂 I like alternating vinyl with digital for all the reasons you mentioned
I haven't had a playlist in such a long time. Building one was fun. 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
U can buy it as just a DAC.. And that is what I need to really have a good look at...
Best wishes to you. 🤗❤️
Wonderful video and I love your honesty. I've felt(for many years) that the source tape quality, and mastering is the most important thing in sound reproduction. I have cd's that I'd place over vinyl versions (even first pressings) and I strongly believe the digital (SACD) of Wish You Were Here, and Dark Side sound better than any pressing I've heard. That opinion goes for many albums as well. I've also heard some vinyl that IMO no digital can touch.
Yes, in some cases digital sounds better and in others a record does. Welcome to the Machine sounded incredible on this streamer. I was floored. 🔥😀 Thank you and take care.
LOL! You gotta know that you are a natural for Y.T.! Got a feeling that your continued exposure will only be adding to your long term success in this medium. 👍🥃👏
Very sweet! Thank you very much. ❤️🤗
I agree that streamers nowdays are almost a must and very handy for music and sound quality with many streaming services are great. If I was going with a streamer for ease of use and sound I forsure would be looking at the Eversolo DMP-A8 much better user interface and better sound.
Very interesting. I haven't tried that streamer. I wish I could. This one is fantastic for the sound quality and the price as well. ❤️🤗 Thank you very much and have a nice weekend.
Someday I need to do streaming, I just never do, I have my favorite songs in my phone which I play as I travel. At home, it’s a quiet life of me in my record room lol
Streaming with a good quality streamer is so much better than listening through the phone. I have listened through the phone a lot as well.
Soon, I will have my own designated music room. ❤️🤗 I can't wait. Your new music room looks very cool. Thank you and take care.
Streaming is ok once in a while. I use Spotify and ITunes. I have an iPod classic also for when I’m out walking enjoying the nice weather but vinyl records will always be my favorite way of listening to music
Vinyl is my favorite too. ❤️🤗 This PecanPi+ streamer is my second favorite way to listen to music. I love the convenience and the sound quality is extremely good. Thank you and take care.
I have 30 feet of albums I bought until they evaporated in 1989. I didn't listen to them much but in 2016 I quit listening to them altogether after we moved because the albums are in the basement due to lack of room. Instead I stream off a computer in my house that I keep ripped CDs on. I stream Pandora when I am in my old pickup truck. I also spent a long trip with my brother who uses Tidal which is a higher end streaming service. Probably because I watch this channel, I recently decided that I could store a couple feet of albums upstairs and have a small selection of LPs to listen to. Each time I put an album on I say to myself "wow this LP sounds much better than streaming." Claims can be made that streamed music has better separation, more accurate bass, no nicks or hiss, and other positives, but in the end digital music doesn't have the freshness of analog LPs. Digital is missing something and it just doesn't sound as good.
But the convenience of digital makes it good enough. I got my first car in 1973 when all they had was radios. The first thing I did was install a cassette deck because you can't play records in your car. But I didn't buy pre-recorded cassettes because it was obvious they wouldn't last. Instead I always bought the album and recorded chrome 90 minute cassettes for the car. Because of that I still have every album in excellent condition 50 years later. Digital is the modern day cassette. We have to use digital in vehicles for the same reason I used cassettes - because it can handle bumps.
I found that the Tidal streaming service doesn't have a lot of content in the same way Blockbuster only had a small fraction of the possible movies. If you don't mind being limited to what the streaming service wants you to listen to, then they are fine.
I agree that there is something very special about the sound of vinyl. It's my preferred format. But when I can't listen to vinyl, I want to stream the best sound quality possible. That's why I really like this PecanPi+ streamer.
I love that you have started listening to vinyl again. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
The Orchard streaner does sound impressive! I do stream music. Streaming is fascinating to me, but the dac in the streamer is more fascinating to me than the streamer, but I slightly prefer cds over streaming. And it is fascinating that a streamer has memory that is similar to a hard drive. The cd spools hold 100 cds. That where I store my cds. So my cds dont require much storage space, about the same space as a streamer. I also have copied my cds to a hard drive that dont sound as good as cds. I also copy youtube record videos to a hard drive, using Wondershare software WAV files that I bought on the internet, that sound better than store bought cds, pretty close to record sounding, without worrying about records wearing out. I also copy records straight to a hard drive, & back them up to a second hard drive. Now dacs are a different story, good for streaming & cds. A dvd player & a dac can be combined to play music, or use a cd player. Here is the reason a cd player isnt as good. A cd player is actually a dac & a cd players turntable in 1 box. Usually the cd transport wears out first & you lose the whole box with the dac in the box. With a dvd player as a transport, if it wears out, you still have the dac. The reason you need a dvd player as a transport, but cant use a dvd player as a transport, is that a cd player dont have a digital connector to hook up the dac. Never buy an expensive transport as it is a waste of money. Also a tiny cheap dac is great to hook up to a laptop cd burner, using cheap Bose headphones.
The PecanPi+ has a great DAC and I agree, it's a great streamer.
I also like CDs. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
I still buy a few LP but I have some of what I bought as a teen and never completely bailed on LPs after. Sure I bought CD SACD DVD A but always had a TT and LPs about. The main reason I kept them is a good num never made it to CD and a few are autographed or just so full of memories to part with. To this day many of my LPs are not on streaming services.
I would definitely hang on to autographed albums. Wow! 🥰 Thank you and take care.
Another great video Melinda how does the streamer compare with CD's?
I didn't compare the streamer to a CD. Thank you and take care.
Thanks Melinda.I still have iTunes to enjoy music when vinyl isn’t practical. No subscription fees to rent music via streaming. And most importantly, no corporate manipulation
❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda, streaming is great for convenience and discovering new music before you go out and buy an album, records are definitely for real sit down and enjoy the music moments 😸
I completely agree. 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
Interesting shoot out. My largest concern would be on Internet connection. Where I live it goes out quite so that would be a concern. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. Take care.❤
Hey Mike! Life's been crazy. I need to get an update on your latest pick ups. I miss that. 😀 Take care.
I am a huge vinyl fan and I love the connection I have with the music when spinning a good record but saying that…. Lossless streaming can beat vinyl at times. I have an over 50K invested in my 2 channel stereo so I feel I get fairly good quality sound from any digital or analog music I play. I can and have matched up songs from both sources and have found both to sound better reproducing the music. So it all comes down to your ear and how you prefer it. Super detailed and critical of every detail goes to the digital file. But I don’t normally prefer this. I like a slightly warmed over sound with more soul and this is why I personally prefer vinyl. But again, this changes with music too. If I’m listening to Etta James belt out something soulful and full of feelings then vinyl 100%… But then you have Rage Against the Machine that’s just an attack of cymbals and guitar and I think the digital file is better at reproducing the sound rather than a needle in a groove. I still have the record though….
Perfectly said. There is a lot to enjoy with both formats. When it comes to those old record classics, vinyl suits me. For more modern music streaming is a great way to go. Thank you and have a great week. 🤗❤️
This has nothing to do with the subject. Even though I listen on my computer and any other kinds of ways except tape. Because I have none. Anyway. Did you guys move to Florida? If so what part? I and my family live in Jacksonville. We transferred here in 1989 and haven't left even after I retired in 2003. I have just started in the past few months started to rebuild my record collection from what I had when I was a teenager in the early 70s. Love watching and listening to your videos because of the personal touch of your thoughts on what you own. Keep up the good work. And by the way how do you find out about these shows and RSDs?
Thank you so much for the kind words. 🤗♥️ I don't want to give away my exact location but we will be close to where you live. Our house in Kentucky is sold and as soon as some renovations are done on the Florida home, we will be making the move. I look forward to it. 🌞🌴 Thank you and take care.
A couple of months ago I finally got a streamer and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the music. I hesitated for a long time before buying it!
Of course LP has its own charm, but somehow you have to keep up with the times.
I was convinced that streaming just couldn't sound good. This streamer proves me wrong. Lol. Thank you and take care.
What an interesting and great video. I have to agree that streaming is the way to go in some circumstances and I own 2 of them and more than a few DACs in 1 form or another (the curse of being an audiophile 😬) but my 1st love is vinyl. It connects me to the music in a way that streaming and cd doesn't.
I completely understand. I love vinyl but streaming is so convenient and allows me to listen to music so much more often. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Excellent video and well thought out! I love it when you do comparisons. Thank you!
Now, here's the other side of the coin. You are a physical media person. Streaming may be convenient, but, it is digital, initially made from digital files and/or sources. That is the main reason that streaming may sound better than a record, especially a vintage OG record which hasn't been remastered. Streaming has it's place, like when you are away from home and/or driving somewhere. We enjoyed streaming when we were driving around in Texas while we were there the last week in April.
When around home, your reasoning for streaming is why record changers were invented. The earliest most supreme example is the Capehart flipover record changer. Yeh, the original ones only played 78's, which maxed out at 16 records, but the last series could be converted to play LP's and the last year in 1949 they were 2-speed.
Moving up almost 2 decades, Seeburg one-upped the idea Capehart had and introduced the album players, starting in 1967. All the models hold 50 LP's, similarly to how a 100-play Seeburg jukebox works, but holds 12" LP's. They came in floor self-contained consoles(I have an HSC3) and component type, the AP1 or 2(I have one of those also). You can select any of the LP's and play one side or both. You can select all-play and it will play both sides of 50 LP's in sequential order. It can play continuously for up to 2 days, without repeating an LP. How's that for long-play?
There are other newer alternatives, like the Accutrac +6 programmable record changer. I have one of those too, in my home theater system. They don't work so well with the current heavy-weight LP's, as it has a problem dropping them and because it also lifts the entire stack up to replay the entire program again. That function uses the power of the belt-driven turntable.
Another option is a vintage record changer. There are some excellent ones out there, but they only play one side of a record(7", 10" or 12") 33 or 45 rpm, but not intermixed. I chose a direct-drive one made by Technics. It comes in handy when I am digitizing records. I can do one at a time or a stack of 6. Record weight doesn't seem to matter. Once I load the record(s), hit the start button and click on record, I can walk away without a care. Using standard interchangeable head shells, I can select the the cartridge which is best for the record(s) I am playing.
Me, with a collection of over 2600 LP's(2/3 digitized as wav lossless files), over 11,000 7" singles and over 3,000 CD's(all digitized), At home, I am my own streaming service. lol ! And, yes, I am probably insane!
Being retired, I don't do alot of road trips, but if I were on the road alot, I'd sure as heck subscribe to a streaming service. 🥰
Wow! You have an amazing collection. What you were talking about reminded me of my parents old console turntable. We used to stack records up on it and they would play one after the other. I do have a Seeburg jukebox. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy On your Seeburg jukebox, if you haven't done it already, there is something known as the "battery trick". Using a 1.5 volt battery, it charges all the toroids and the juke will continuously and sequentially play both sides of each record until all records have been played. The Seeburg Home Stereo Consoles(HSC1,2,3 & 6000 series) and albumplayer(AP1&2) have this feature built in. First time I found out about the HSC's, they used to give them away as grand prizes on the "Newlywed Game Show" on TV. Along with a gift certificate for buying 50 albums from the Spiegel catalog.
If you can't see it, then you can't hear it is the general rule. The only exception is FM radio. I can hear Rush's Spirit of the Radio as I think about it. 🎸🎸🥁🥁 Streaming is going over to the dark side of not actually owning your music, and there can be streaming service costs. I understand the dilemma of needing hands free music while you're doing other things, but there are other options. Classic rock radio stations are a good option; I listen to them when I need hands free music. A multiple CD carousel player is a good option. A lot of times I like to put a CD in my player and just let it replay over and over again. Just put Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood album on replay, and you're hands free in a very very nice way. I can hear that album ten times in a row and never get tired of it! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
I love listening to great radio stations. I miss that. ❤️ I do like owning vinyl copies of music that can't be taken away from me. Texas Flood is a very cool album. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Sure, you're welcome. I'm seriously considering buying AP/QRP's 45 rpm Texas Flood album. I'm also interested in Stevie's In Step album from AP/QRP. I have a Fender Strat to pay for, so I better think some more. 💡 Maybe I can make it a Father's Day request. You take care as well and have a very Happy Mother's Day this weekend. ❤ I'm sure that you deserve it! 👏👏👏
Nice ! There are so many streamers out there from $50 to $10K and up ! Challenge is finding one that supports the service provider of your choice. I like Amazon and that's the most challenging one finding native support.
Local playback with a file on a USB thumb drive fixes the time domain problem, source to ear.
Amazon is the hardest. 🤔 I agree. Thank you and take care.
@@thinkIndependent2024 Not sure what this means...
Nice video! It’s nice your husband participates. My wife also participates with me. It’s great. I love to play records because I’m 70 and grew up with them. A nice TT plugged into a great preamp is fantastic. However, I stream as well. I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. Btw, I have Mofi 8s. Can you say what that speaker directly behind you is? It looks like a floor standing Mofi! Is that an illusion from the camera?
The speaker is a new MoFi Sourcepoint 10. I got a pair last fall and love them. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
I saw the one on the stand. The speaker that was over your shoulder looked like it went all the way to the floor. Must have been a camera artifact. I have the MoFi Sourcepoint 8s myself. Fantastic sounding speakers.
vinyl vs streaming. well if you want to; have the product its your choice to test it its all good beautiful melinda 👍i never have streamed any type of music. basically im a cd guy lol. great video as always 👍
CDs are cool too.❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Streaming is convenient to have if you doing something inside or outside your home with or without Bluetooth is something to have without messing up the media but i always play vinyl records that's my first im a 80s baby the simulator close to Streaming is a walkman cd player and a walkman cassette player because is easier too when you inside or outside your home as well great video Melinda Streaming is amazing but record player is way more extra amazing take care and have a blessed Tuesday
I agree that vinyl is special and my favorite format. For everything else, I love a good sounding streamer. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
I’m more of a physical media person. I embraced ITunes years ago after uploading my home brewed CD mixes. The IPod I used has finally went south. I picked up a lightly used IPod to replace it. To my disappointment, I can’t sync the iPod? I use Spotify in my car.
I don’t have a streamer. Maybe one day?!
I love vinyl but I really like this streamer because the sound quality is very good and having access to make playlists and listen to virtually anything I want is extremely cool. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy I agree! Though I really don’t want to go back and recreate those playlists I had. I don’t have the time to do that like I did back then. Win some you lose some.
nice descriptions... thanks
Thank you so much! ❤️🤗
Your common sense and ease of presentation of your material has won me over
Wow! Thank you so much. ❤️🤗
Morning Melinda, I guess I’m your first commentor today ☺️. My answer would be an overall NO, streaming doesn’t “Beat” vinyl IMO. But it Does come in handy for the situations, as you mentioned. It also Depends on the source file. I use Spotify and some recordings are better than others. My streamer DAC sounds amazing. But I’ve compared side by side with the record for myself and friends. SOME sounded pretty close. But in my comparisons, the record always edged the streaming versions in every case. I noticed that the vinyl versions were always Louder, for one thing. I just love the warm sound of vinyl too much to concede to digital. BUT!… I do like to stream albums that I don’t yet have on vinyl. Mainly when I don’t feel like flipping records or when I don’t have time to just chill and listen. My streamer Has inspired me to buy quite a few records, so I’ll give it credit. I don’t have the most expensive streamer (iFi Zen Blue v2) but it does sound pretty amazing in its own rite. Thanks for another morning coffee video. Have a great day :)
Hi Thomas! I love my vinyl records but streaming is so convenient for the times I don't want to flip over a record. It was nice to listen to a streamer that sounds so good. I'm glad you also have a good way to listen to music when vinyl isn't practical. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Very cool device! Love the name PecanPi. Reminded me that eating too much cake is gluttony, but the sin of pi is (0). :-)
Lol. I do enjoy both types of Pecan Pie. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
I love my streamer. It's a NAIM ND5XS2, but I prefer my vinyl replay through my Technics 1210G into the GoldNote PH 10. I think both have their justifications.😊
Totally agree! 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
You don't have to make apologies. I built 3 streaming devices based on Volumio and Raspberry Pi's. I have ripped my CDs to FLAC and they are stored on my network drive. I have CDs, Vinyl and now streaming at my fingertips. The FLAC files sound awesome and streaming comes in handy for casual listening.
Totally agree! ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
I am giving away my age but my only experience with playlists was with cassette tapes, which I used to make from vinyl records. I do not own a streamer and for the time being am sticking with CDs and vinyl. But a few weeks ago, I went to a demo of some very well respected high end electronics at my local dealer. The company's rep exclusively used high res streaming. I found the sound to be ruthlessly revealing of bad recordings, which many pop and rock recordings are, to the point where the results were very fatiguing. Vinyl is so much more listenable and musical. Plus there is just something about having physical media that you can hold in your hand.
I'm with you on owning my own music. ❤️ I'm also similar in age and remember fondly the mix tapes on cassette. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
“Playlist”??? Make a compilation cassette … that’s how we did it Ye Olden Dayes. You really put time and thought into making those. “Playlist” is just another word for “too lazy to take the effort to make a cassette”. 😉
As someone that used to make cassette playlists, streaming playlists sounds so much better. That's my opinion anyway. 🤗❤️ Thank you and take care.
This morning I was streaming on TIDAL and one of the new albums was Fearless Movements by Kamasi Washington, and it turned out to be a really good album. If it wasn't for TIDAL, I might not have ever heard it. I love vinyl for the artwork and the fact that I own it, I've been buying vinyl since 1956, so I get it. But come on people CDs and streaming sound really good. How stable your internet is has a lot to do with the quality of your streaming sound.
Very true. And streaming is great for discovering new music like you did. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
I recently added an Eversolo DMP-A6 streamer to my setup and it sounds great for the price. They run about $850 and have a great interface. I still play vinyl about 70% of the time but this is definitely a nice option for the reasons you mentioned.
Yes, sometimes this is just a more practical way to listen to music. What surprised me was how great the music sounded with this streamer. I didn't know streamers were this good. Lol. Thank you and take care.
Also, I think you are actually hearing how well the streamer"s built-in DAC performs rather than just the streamer itself. A WiiM Mini could possibly have beat the Pecan Pie if it were paired with a really good DAC. And you might possibly also be able come in much cheaper doing so. Just say'in........
The DAC in the PecanPi is excellent. The other components are also great. I just know that this streamer was much better than any other streamer I have heard for the money. Obviously, I haven't heard them all. Thank you. 🤗❤️
Hi Melinda! I like your audio equipment shelving. Could you reveal where you found it?
I use streaming a) for playing the content of my ripped CDs (appr. 3,500 pcs.), b) as a kind of modern days listening booth for new releases of which I will buy the best ones on vinyl and c) for background entertainment when we are otherwise busy or having guests. In other words I am not the either/or type.
Streamers are definitely perfect for that. 😀 Thank you and take care.
Streaming is very convenient for background music while working. I also love checking out new music this way. Thank you and take care. 😀❤️
iPods. Got to check my pockets before I wash the jeans. My 1950s playlist starts with Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock, Playlists are fun. Thanks.
Lol. I bet a lot of people accidentally washed their iPod. Lol. Playlists are fun. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Youre not alone in this long time coming epiphany Melinda. In many situations it would be pretty dogmatic to refuse to stream. Now that more people are going to speak out about streaming quality being better, collecting music will become even more for the collectorship aspects of it rather than the need to ensure a proper listen (sentiment vs. utility). That said though, everyone should own copies of what they love and join the adventure of treasure hunting and actively recognizing the higher significance in listening to music you put on yourself, and we should only depend on streaming for passive convenience in certain situations, like cooking and swimming and having company, unless that company has come to look at your sweet collection! Or you their’s! All I know is everyone needs to keep collecting vinyl and CDs and prices of vinyl need to stop going up.
Beautifully said. I highly value the search for and listening to my records but streaming has greatly improved and is very convenient. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
@@MelindaMurphy seriously. Streaming should be something that supplements us and helps our love of music. So, so, sooo many of my favorite records are things I saw the covers of while streaming during the last ten years, that I would not know about if it weren’t for streaming, albums that I LOVE owning vinyl copies of. And everyone knows the music is most special when it’s played on physical and you have to put it in yourself and make the effort needed. So it’s all good!!
let’s not forget about so called local streaming from NAS, I subscribe to qobuz but I also have about 10 000 albums on NAS it all boils down to the streamer and dac used but most important how digital file was created, mastering, source used, at the end of the day digital media may play at nice quality but also may sound bad and the same goes toward vinyl
Absolutely! Great components and high quality digital files make a huge difference. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
I have "qbuzz" and it can come very close! I like it a lot especially the 192k/24bit! It almost sounds like a record without surface noise! But vinyl is the best when you want an emotional connection! It's not only the sound with lps , but the combination of things! But I do enjoy "qbuzz" in the earlier part of the day!😃 Best of both worlds
I completely agree with you. Nothing is better than being able to sit down and listen to vinyl. A good streamer is very nice to have as well. ❤️ I was surprised at how good the sound quality is. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy 😎