Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

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ChasnotRobert in reply to @Stevethecoffee
spotify says:

Music quality details
Check out a side-by-side comparison below.
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Free    Premium
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Web player AAC 128kbit/s AAC 256kbit/s
Desktop, mobile and tablet
Automatic - Dependent on your network connection
Low* – Equivalent to approximately 24kbit/s

Normal – Equivalent to approximately 96kbit/s

High – Equivalent to approximately 160kbit/s

Automatic - Dependent on your network connection

Low* – Equivalent to approximately 24kbit/s

Normal – Equivalent to approximately 96kbit/s

High – Equivalent to approximately 160kbit/s

Very high (Premium only) - Equivalent to approximately 320kbit/s

Edit - formatting has got lost but essentially, normal spotify is 96kbs which I would suggest is below the level where hardware upgrades are going to help that much.

https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/system_settings/high-quality-streaming/

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Stevethecoffee in reply to @ChasnotRobert

I have mine turned up to very high as I don't really use it if I'm not on WiFi, but I'm not against using a streaming service with lossless output instead.

I might see if I can take the chrome cast to Richer Sounds and try it with and without the DAC.

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