Bluetooth Sound Revelation
07-26-2015, 08:31 AM
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07-26-2015, 01:39 PM
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07-27-2015, 07:35 PM
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scientific: tidal is 1,411Kb/s (not 1,144kb/s). so far sounds slightly better but need more comparison between similar albums. and of course the physical cable connection. I'm pleased to see Tidal also supports the skip song function and the progress bar like Spotify.
Appears the spotty progress bar support was a phone issue, since a full reboot I've been 100% solid with the progress bar. As was the interference with a new smart watch - reboot of the phone cleared all issues (likely caused from installing a dozen apps on the phone to support the watch).
. just annoyed me immensely that I got a major technical detail wrong like bit rate..
08-02-2015, 02:14 AM
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So for those of you, like me that didn't RTFM, there is a separate input level setting for each media source. I stopped using BT altogether due to my sound snob issues, but cranking the input level REALLY helped. I still hear a bit-depth difference but with most of my music it doesn't make much of a difference.
There is hope for us audiophile/snobs in our A3/S3.
There is hope for us audiophile/snobs in our A3/S3.
I currently stream music from Spotify (extreme quality) from my Note 4 and the sound quality pisses me off. I've tried plugging in but see no difference over BT. I've put 3K into the stereo to help the sound but local radio stations still blow it away.
08-03-2015, 09:46 AM
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08-03-2015, 02:27 PM
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You can try... but regardless of source audio the bottlenecks will exist where the quality of the input file is negligible to what comes out of the speakers. There is too much in between the file and your ears for the file to fix the problems bluetooth introduces.
This is mobile audio, flac and lossless files are only going to give you so much benefit, and its probably a wash with placebo.
Wired VS BT on the otherhand, I'd have to say the BT receiver on our cars are not the best for stream quality, to put it kindly.
