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What streaming services will be sufficient for Sennheiser Momentum 4? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Piccolo_Initial@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I ordered recently the headphones and I ponder what streaming services will be sufficient to utterly drain Momentum's soundscape potential. Currently I use Spotify, but I think about moving over to Tidal for Hifi or Hifi Plus, but I have no idea if even these headphones can take advantage of Plus for wireless listening. If in theory there should be slight difference, I would call it a good deal. I am eager to hear about other platforms, I only care about music.

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[–] BralonMando@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Spotify is fine, it's the best platform in terms of algorithms, UI, discovery, social, etc. 320 kbps is audibly transparent for most things, even when it rarely isn't you have to be actively listening really hard for a barely noticeable compression artifact.

For wireless headphones, you absolutely do not need to worry about it, just enjoy your new cans. If you're still getting audiophile nervosa about bitrates, try an ABX test lossless Vs 320, you might be surprised how little difference (if any) you can or can't hear.

If you want the absolute best sound possible, you'd be better off saving the difference in subscription costs and putting it towards a higher end pair of headphones. If you get to the point when you're spending multiple kilobucks on your entire audio chain, maybe think about lossless, but even then probably not imho.