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  1. The sun went behind the clouds and the temperature dropped so... I signed up for the three month trial of Amazon HD Music. EDIT - the weak link is Airplay 2 is limited to 24-bit 48kHz Background: I have been streaming Spotify Extreme 320 kbps for a few years now. My devices connect to my Parasound P5 - utilizing it's built in DAC via Optical and Coax. The Coax and optical inputs of the P5 accept all sampling rates up to 192 kHz, 24-bit Using my iPhone 8 Plus I stream TO one of two devices: *Airport Express (using the optical output to the P5) *Wyred 4 Sound Sonos Connect (using the coax output to the P5) The Sonos Connect is highly modified - it actually bypasses the oem Sirrius Logic CODAC and and is set to output at a rate of 96kHz. APPS USED: I use the terrific (well they recently upgraded it and managed to messed it up) SPOTIFY APP to stream SPOTIFY to the AIRPORT EXPRESS. I use the SONOS APP (still not a great APP) to stream SPOTIFY to the SONOS. Today reinstalled the AmazonMusic APP for my iPhone to stream AmazonMusic HD to my AIRPORT EXPRESS. They have recently upgraded the graphics and interface. You will notice that ULTRA HD notation below the album cover. If you click on it A POPUP displays the: TRACK QUALITY DEVICE CAPABILITY CURRENTLY PLAYING AT I won't have access to this information if I stream AmazonMusic HD via my SONOS APP. The SONOS APP allows you to access all of your services but has limited functionality. My DEVICE CAPABILITY (third picture) is limiting my playing quality (second picture) - What is the Weak Link? This is the pop up if you click on the ULTRA HD (yellow) This is the pop-up if you click on the Learn More
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  2. My post started as a question.... I forgot to mention that, even not at full potential, the music sounds so much better than my Spotify!
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  3. Thanks @Sk1Bum - new to me, too - I didn't notice Steve sneak that one out.
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  4. Steve Hackett - At The Edge of Light. Released in January of 2019. It's new to me anyway.
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  5. Jim Keltner & Ron Tutt "JK Drum Improvisation"
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  6. I know this thread is a little old, but I thought I'd add that I use the Okie Nokki and have had really good results with it. I've also got a Spin Clean, which works well but not quite as well as the Okie Nokki. I'm far from an expert on these things and as was mentioned before, some folks are religious about how they clean their vinyl, but for me, I like that the Okie Nokki removes most of the excess water from the record. My overall process is similar, just quicker with the Okie Nokki since I don't have to wait as long for the records to dry. I use the L'Art duSon record cleaning liquid, which I also highly recommend. I've only used this with my Okie, so I can't vouch for how it works in the Spin Clean but I've read that people recommend rinsing if not used with a vacuum machine. I never rinse and, as far as I can tell, there isn't any residue left on the record when I'm done.
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  7. I had been waiting for this..., avoiding the temptation to invest (more) in Tidal's subscription plan. What, if any, are the advantages of Tidal, and their 19.99/mo price point, now that Amazon has re-set the market price at 12.99/mo? Seems a no brainer, but I'm not an expert here.
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