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Un13roken t1_je4cl0q wrote

Reply to comment by Lamsauce1 in My humble setup by Lamsauce1

Makes sense, I've been eyeing those, comes with the amp at less than $200, and considering I don't have an amp, seemed like a good deal. Still haven't decided though......How much cheaper is it without the amp ?

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Fynniboyy t1_je4auxa wrote

Reply to What are some of your favorite reference tracks? by Key_Reflection2625

Seven nation army by the white stripes King of pain live unplugged by Alanis Morissette Money for nothing 2022 remaster by fire straits Black no 1 by type O negative Hotel California by the eagles Blood sugar sex magik by red hot chili peppers Billie Jean by Michael Jackson Give live back to music 10 anniversary version by daft punk Learning to fly live 95 original master by pink Floyd

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RB181 t1_je48o6g wrote

Reply to comment by ultra_prescriptivist in What music service do you guys use? by dpalma9

Fair enough, and for the record I disagree with the Spotify recommendation, even without regard to audio quality. As a fan of a number of lesser-known musical artists, I consider Spotify's low payout to artists as a major reason to avoid it (at least Tidal and Apple Music pay better according to this account from last year). And while Spotify used to have other advantages over the competition (catalog size, interface, cross-platform compatibility, price), the competition has very much caught up to those by this point.

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RB181 t1_je47hbj wrote

Reply to comment by ultra_prescriptivist in What music service do you guys use? by dpalma9

Maybe it wasn't intended that way, but I thought your comment was just rude. If CertainlySomeGuy says they can hear the difference between lossy and lossless, who are we to argue? Anyone who has spent some time in this sub knows about the deal with blind testing and the placebo effect, and you don't have to remind them every goddamned time.

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Lelouch25 t1_je46znf wrote

Reply to comment by dpalma9 in What music service do you guys use? by dpalma9

Tidal MQA seems to clean up the vocalists echoes around the mic. It also brings up sub-bass giving off the general “bass boost” effect. I prefer this most of the time 👌.

Apple Music makes live music sound more natural, but if you’ll notice 90% of the time the echoes are left in the track, which also makes some vocalists sound more airy. You get the sense of the stage and the distance from the mic.

I mainly use YouTube/music to discover some new artists not popular enough to be suggested by Tidal or Apple.

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ultra_prescriptivist t1_je46l7p wrote

Reply to comment by RB181 in What music service do you guys use? by dpalma9

>I disagree with your pretentious pointing at a person and claiming that the person in question is full of BS because they don't agree with everything you said.

Huh?

They never agreed/or disagreed with anything I said to begin with, plus I ever accused them of talking BS.

Many people don't realize just how powerful perecption bias is until they try a blind test for themselves. That was just my way of responding to OP but also including CertainlySomeGuy so I didn't have to write two comments instead of one.

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