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This hobby is subjective, but sometimes I get bamboozled when I see someone doing a review with a high tier equipment and use spotify.
Spotify is pretty trash from what I hear on my end. I am suprised you even mention youtube music. spotify blows youtube music out the water, that said, spotify still trash.
I use tidal, but for the past 2 years, I just purchase the flac files on bandcamp. Once I got into using roon, I never wanted to go back to using any other music listening software
Tidal is also shit too from what I hear. Multiple sources of mine who have way more experience with headphones than me have said its streaming quality is garbage, and as a result; adds extra bass and treble into the music.
Like every single other high fidelity streaming service out there, the music does get altered in some way shape or form for the most part it's still in flag quality and the alteration isn't always a bad thing it's just a matter of preference.
For example I don't like using Amazon HD because Jesus Christ they make all the files more bright.
But I do like the reply down below talking about how they make the files sound more smooth Jazzy on tidle.
With that being said currently I ultimately don't use any streaming services because I like to EQ on the Fly and roon is just so amazing.
I think your friends are blowing it out of proportion with title being garbage but I can understand the frustrations. For example I don't like any streaming service to claims to give me High Fidelity music and yet I can't check things like the metadata or see what kind of file it is is it 16 or 24?. It's a flac file but tell me what is the kbps?
Tidle withholds all that information.
Roon for life!
Yeah I'm with you on not using streaming services. I just support artists on bandcamp directly if able. Like; if they have their own storefront. Otherwise I just chuck money at them for merch and whatnot if I'm not able.