Maybe some users are beta testers?
Any changes in musicality?
Thanks
Matt
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Maybe some users are beta testers?
Maybe they offer some users a free trial of the upcoming Spotify Hifi to get some feedback how it works or how it sounds in comparison to the existing Premium?
Interesting from the Spotify HP:Kalle05 wrote: ↑2021-03-06 09:45 https://artists.spotify.com/faq/masteri ... potify-why
Very usefull information about loudness war and the settings in spotify app, i use the ”quiet” settings and i can recomend it.
In the Spotify app on my Apple devices, there's a button in settings for "Activate volume normalization", which I have always had set to Off. I haven't even compared it, just assuming that Off means the least tampering with the file and therefore the best quality.Kalle05 wrote: ↑2021-03-06 09:45 https://artists.spotify.com/faq/masteri ... potify-why
Very usefull information about loudness war and the settings in spotify app, i use the ”quiet” settings and i can recomend it.
No, we're referring to the same thing. 'Volume normalization' can be toggled on or off. If I switch it on, I get to choose between three levels, according to the environment I listen in.
I have ”volume normalisation” turned on, then you get rid of the worst ”loudness war” compressed music files, then i set the other sound option to quiet, then the lufs value is -23, far better than the standard -14lejonklou wrote: ↑2021-03-06 11:41In the Spotify app on my Apple devices, there's a button in settings for "Activate volume normalization", which I have always had set to Off. I haven't even compared it, just assuming that Off means the least tampering with the file and therefore the best quality.Kalle05 wrote: ↑2021-03-06 09:45 https://artists.spotify.com/faq/masteri ... potify-why
Very usefull information about loudness war and the settings in spotify app, i use the ”quiet” settings and i can recomend it.
How do you use Spotify and what are your recommendations for that platform?
EDIT: It says 'Volume normalization', not 'Loudness normalization'
Sorry, can you please explain what you hope to gain with "volume normalisation" turned on. In my understanding Spotify changes only the volume level of the track. Compression of the track takes place at the recording or mastering so Spotify can not reverse compression. However in my understanding volume normalisation applies some sort of digital volume control on the track and is not bit perfect.
Have you compared with having volume normalisation switched off?
Listen to Bohemian rapsody at high volume and compare the settings, i am saying that the settings i have is much better than having everything turned to off.
I did just now and find it much worse with Volume normalisation switched on. It's enough with 3 seconds of the initial choir, where Volume normalisation adds a synthetic and disjointed quality. Same thing with the piano, which goes out of tune and just sounds odd.Kalle05 wrote: ↑2021-03-06 22:16Listen to Bohemian rapsody at high volume and compare the settings, i am saying that the settings i have is much better than having everything turned to off.
Fredrik,
All Linn DS so far have been forward compatible in regards to firmware. You should be able to apply the current firmware without issue on ADS and get the latest support.
Allan,
No. Yes. A Mac is a "PC" or a laptop. An NAS is Network Attached Storage. An NAS is like a USB harddrive, except it is accessed via ethernet, not USB. Ethernet is much faster than USB. (Before anyone else here nitpicks my examples, I am being basic to help the guy).5. Can I use the mac as an NAS at the same time, or should I purchase a separate NAS?
It's surprising to get such different results, which makes me curious whether both test scenarios are the same. The reason I ask is that volumio Spotify (and spotifyd on Debian) have their own config, while each Spotify control point appears to have its own config too... I can understand that the local, control app config applies if you're listening on the same devices as the control point, but which config takes precedence if you use the Spotify app on your phone to play on volumio? Does volume normalisation turned on in the app settings persist even if the Spotify player on volumio has normalisation configured off? I haven't checked if this is possible, but the same could be asked of stream quality, if the settings are different between devices...
If I get it right the web player and Spotify apps integrated into third-party devices don’t currently use Loudness Normalization so it should work only on the desktop apps?tokenbrit wrote: ↑2021-03-08 04:47 It's surprising to get such different results, which makes me curious whether both test scenarios are the same. The reason I ask is that volumio Spotify (and spotifyd on Debian) have their own config, while each Spotify control point appears to have its own config too... I can understand that the local, control app config applies if you're listening on the same devices as the control point, but which config takes precedence if you use the Spotify app on your phone to play on volumio? Does volume normalisation turned on in the app settings persist even if the Spotify player on volumio has normalisation configured off? I haven't checked if this is possible, but the same could be asked of stream quality, if the settings are different between devices...
I would hope that the player settings take priority, and the app settings only apply for local playback. I'm not clear how you'd check on volumio though to find out whether the volume is normalised, and/or what bit rate is going to the DAC... unless it's audibly obvious, of course.
I know in my case (snakeoil OS) the player is governing. I know because when I last set one up I forgot to tick the “maximum quality” box and it was actually pretty awful...matthias wrote: ↑2021-03-08 06:45If I get it right the web player and Spotify apps integrated into third-party devices don’t currently use Loudness Normalization so it should work only on the desktop apps?tokenbrit wrote: ↑2021-03-08 04:47 It's surprising to get such different results, which makes me curious whether both test scenarios are the same. The reason I ask is that volumio Spotify (and spotifyd on Debian) have their own config, while each Spotify control point appears to have its own config too... I can understand that the local, control app config applies if you're listening on the same devices as the control point, but which config takes precedence if you use the Spotify app on your phone to play on volumio? Does volume normalisation turned on in the app settings persist even if the Spotify player on volumio has normalisation configured off? I haven't checked if this is possible, but the same could be asked of stream quality, if the settings are different between devices...
I would hope that the player settings take priority, and the app settings only apply for local playback. I'm not clear how you'd check on volumio though to find out whether the volume is normalised, and/or what bit rate is going to the DAC... unless it's audibly obvious, of course.
Matt