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Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
A AirPlay-sender/iPad.... converts anything that you play through Airplay to an AirPlay (audio) receiver to ALAC in 16Bit/44.1Khz quality.
(If send to an AppleTV, the ATV then upconverts to 16/48 before passing on the data to the HDMI-out.)
That means - even if your source is higher than 16/44.1, you won't be able to benefit from it.
On the other hand - upconverting from a MP3 file to the ALAC format won't make your files better sounding.
As Spotify is (as Premium) is 320Kbps, this answers your question.
You could either use losless ripped files from your CD's, buy losless files in 16/44.1 quality or start looking for Qobuz (they are streaming in losless - FLAC - quality ) to get the best sound with AirPlay (and your A9).
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
Thanks for that. Tried to download a few tracks today to see if there is really that much difference. After two hours i gave up.
If anyone ever wondered wondered why the likes of Spotify and iTunes do so well, it is because they make it so easy to just enjoy the music. Apparently i have downloaded some tracks, but god knows where they have gone to!
Anyway, back to the 70's with Spotify medley
Chris Townsend: If anyone ever wondered wondered why the likes of Spotify and iTunes do so well, it is because they make it so easy to just enjoy the music. Apparently i have downloaded some tracks, but god knows where they have gone to!
Which is exactly why I love B&O, well one of the reasons at least. I don't obsess over this wire or that amp, I just get enjoyable, great sounding music whenever I turn it on.
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
Then you would love the A9. Relatively easy to setup, no dropouts, bags of bass and brilliantly works with the Beo4
Chris Townsend: Then you would love the A9. Relatively easy to setup, no dropouts, bags of bass and brilliantly works with the Beo4
Hey, I'm sure I would. I've got a room that would be perfect for one, if I didn't already have a Beolab 2000 Masterlink setup for it. The A9 would undoubtedly sound better and look cool in the same room that my mid century Saarinen dining set resides. White Saarinen table and chairs, a white A9 would rock.
Now if only someone would give me one!
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
Chris Townsend: Thanks for that. Tried to download a few tracks today to see if there is really that much difference. After two hours i gave up. If anyone ever wondered wondered why the likes of Spotify and iTunes do so well, it is because they make it so easy to just enjoy the music.
If anyone ever wondered wondered why the likes of Spotify and iTunes do so well, it is because they make it so easy to just enjoy the music.
Completely correct, but somewhat ironically means we don't necessarily need to spend £5K on a pair of speakers to listen to this compressed audio.
Most modern music is poorly produced anyhow, but well-produced music does make a difference as a lossless ripped track (from CD) or as a download. The latest Depeche Mode album is a very good example. You hear nuances in the tracks you just don't get on the Spotify Extreme version.
Little point me buying £5K BL18s, then a Playmaker, a Transmitter 1 and Essence....then limit my listening to iTunes music, which is what I've always done in the past. So, for the albums I love, I've been ordering them from Amazon. Much like I do with movies. I tend to rent them first, via the Apple TV and, if I really love the movie - which is rare - I buy it on Blu-ray and rip to my NAS! The last example was Gravity.
Two apologies, first for going of topic, second for saying "Gravity"??? I really didn't get why all the hype. First attempt at watching it I turned it off after 15 minutes. Second attempt I persevered to the end but that was 90 minutes I'll never get back :-(
Much preferred the Living with Astronauts on Channel4 tonight. Looking forward to second installment tomorrow and then the live orbit of the earth on Sunday evening.
Opman
Opman: Two apologies, first for going of topic, second for saying "Gravity"??? I really didn't get why all the hype. First attempt at watching it I turned it off after 15 minutes. Second attempt I persevered to the end but that was 90 minutes I'll never get back :-(
If you take away the storyline (or lack of it, as I agree that part is relatively poor), it's the entire visual and audio effects. Almost unprecedented in production. If you knew how they did this, you'd appreciate the work involved. And it looks and sounds amazing on my BV11. That's the reason.
I appreciate the production of the film and the result, not what it's about.
Today i received an after market fret from SKINIPLAY.com. My first impressions is that they look better in a photo than the real world. It's not bad, just not £115 good
What i'm saying is that although as appealing as they might seem, just settling for an original in the colour of your choice, will probably be a more satisfying experience(i'm really trying to be diplomatic)
If i can ever work out how to put a pic on this forum i'll try and do it.
Chris did you go for one of their generic designs or did you get them to create a custom cover?
Chris Townsend: If i can ever work out how to put a pic on this forum i'll try and do it.
It's easy Chris :)
1) Find image URL: https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/1010123_10203298577408171_1547635419_n.jpg
2) Click "Insert Media" from the toolbar
3) Choose "From URL"
4) Enter URL from 1)
As follows:
moxxey: Chris Townsend: If i can ever work out how to put a pic on this forum i'll try and do it. It's easy Chris :) 1) Find image URL: https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/1010123_10203298577408171_1547635419_n.jpg 2) Click "Insert Media" from the toolbar 3) Choose "From URL" 4) Enter URL from 1) As follows:
Whoa...trippy!
I just wish more frets were available. What ever happened to the design with the Olufsen brothers on it?
The volume control on the rear is very handy(good pun) I'm listening to Radio 4 at the moment, and the vocals are less boomy than the A8. Something i didn't expect. It's a pity that it didn't come with the simple remote that the A8 came with, although the Beo4 will do the job in "CD".