Qobuz on Sonos - that's more like it!

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Proper high quality music streaming

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barchetta_boy said:

Has anyone actually ever conducted a proper blind test of codec quality? I have, and we found that using proper hi-fi amplification and speakers, we couldn't tell the difference above 128KBps.

You don't need a blind test - just use your ears! Once you get above 320kb it's tough to tell on most low-fi/mid-fi kit like Sonos all-in-one units. But on a good system it's really night and day, MP3 just sounds flat and dead. I guess it all depends what you listen on and how sensitive you are to quality. My Mrs still can't tell HD from SD on a 65" plasma so who can say

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PD1 said:

but French....

English now as well

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desolate said:

Can I ask if the music selection is as wide as spotify?

No, some way short of Spotify's catalogue. But it's expanding rapidly.

You can get a free 1 month trial to see what you think though.

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foliedouce said:

No it's not - it's the same as Spotify via Sonos @ 320k just with a smaller music catalogue and an extra £10 per month subscription charge

All this pontificating about audio quality is irrelevant unless you hook your amp directly into your PC to listen to Qubuz via their desktop app

Wrong!

FLAC streaming service on Sonos (16 bit /44.1 kHz FLAC) on the HIFI subscription. It's 320k MP3 on the PREMIUM subscription.

I stream SONOS into a Naim DAC and onto my main amp and speakers. So your point is?