Streaming has become the dominant format for both music listening and video viewing. Music streaming services account for 84% of all music listening and 89% of music industry revenue. Video streaming services account for approximately 95% of the home video market. Fully 99% of US households subscribe to one or more video streaming services as of 2023. Many video streaming services can deliver video in high quality 4K resolution with HDR (High Dynamic Range) for a gorgeous image. But those who seek out and appreciate the finest possible sound quality may find actually getting that high quality sound through a streaming service is more complicated than it should be.
In this episode, eCoustics founder and CEO Brian Mitchell and Editor-at-Large Chris Boylan discuss the options out there for high quality audio including immersive sound, aka “spatial audio,” lossless music and even hi-res audio. Which services do it right? Which do it wrong? Listen in to find out.
Sponsors: Thank you to our sponsors SVS and Q Acoustics.
On the Panel:
- Brian Mitchell, Host and eCoustics Founder
- Chris Boylan, eCoustics Editor-at-Large
Where to listen:
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Credits:
- Original intro music by The Arc of All.
- Voice Over Provided by Todd Harrell of SSP Unlimited.
- Production by Mitch Anderson, Black Circle Studios.
Robert Silva
August 12, 2024 at 2:24 pm
Great Podcast!
ORT
August 14, 2024 at 12:06 am
The good thing about music, streaming music, is that it’s like fast food but with all the love of a meal cooked by friends. Lots of friends. Except they’re musicians.
In my world, music comes on vinyl, CD, cassette (I recently found a tape I made!) and yes, streaming.
If music be the food of love, deliver it however I can get it.
And no. I am not suggesting that coconuts migrate. But do they look like huuuuuge tracts o’ land?
Gaius Petronius ORTbitre (cool Europeen surname spelling!)
Howard Rodgers
August 14, 2024 at 6:12 am
Great podcast. However, Roku no longer supports Tidal.
jimf
August 15, 2024 at 1:43 am
Very good podcast…of course, the only music I stream is that in my personal library. I stream over Roon and Roon Ark. I see no point in streaming from commercial services where 90+% of the music would be of no interest.
Good discussion of Atmos too…in my AVR system, I am set up with Atmos in a 9.1.4 system…I enjoy it on a Blu-Ray disc, but would not pay extra to a streaming service for it. It would be of no interest on a TV I would buy as I basically use the TV as a monitor for my streaming over Prime, Roku and NVIDIA Shield. If I could get a high quality tv with no tuner, that would be best.