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  • Amazon rumored to launch high definition music service by end of 2019

    midwestapplefanmidwestapplefan
    It is interesting to me that Apple stays on the sidelines of hi-def audio.  It seems very strange that Apple pushes the 4k Apple TV, and sells 4k and 5k iMacs yet when it comes to audio a lossy format is just fine?  If Apple thinks there customers are discerning enough for ever higher screen resolutions then those are the customers who would be discerning enough for hi-def audio.  Sony get's it.  Pioneer gets it.  Now ever Amazon gets it.  Apple?  I can only guess there spending all their time figuring out ways to get us to buy $1,000 phones. 
    mobird

  • Review: The iMac 5K with Intel i9 & Vega graphics encroaches on iMac Pro territory

    midwestapplefanmidwestapplefan
    To take this premise one step further, I decided on an even better cost-savings solution. I got the latest  Mac mini with the top of the line cpu (the 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 processor with Hyper-Threading technology), the 512GB SSD, upgraded the RAM from the base to 32GB myself, and got a Sonnet eGPU with a Radeon Vega 56. While giving up a tad on the processor end, I have the T2 and most of the better I/O. The graphics card tops the iMac and best of all, total cost all-in was $2,400. Half the cost of the iMac Pro base model, and another $850 less than the maxed out iMac. Had my own 4k monitor. Did not need another. Highly recommend doing it this way. Great video editing rig on the cheap.
    chasmchiacgWerkslogic2.6watto_cobrachristosm

  • Apple Music rival Tidal enables 'master'-level audio quality on iPhone & iPad

    midwestapplefanmidwestapplefan
    These comments are interesting, to me.  There's a general smattering of thinking that the difference in sound quality is negligible so it is not worth the extra subscription fee, or you need very expensive audio equipment to hear the difference.  Neither of these is true. 

    I do find irony in the fact that there is a lot of 4k video out there.  Apple TV 4k, downloadable 4k, ultra HD 4k disks, yet it is widely known that unless you have a 100" TV or site three feet from the screen you'll never notice the difference from 1080p.  Yet those same companies, and consumers that are on the 4k bandwagon thing audio is just fine at MP3 or CD quality.   What is good for the visual is good for the audio.  The quality of HD music is better and I'm glad there are a few streaming services that recognize that and I'm happy to pay a bit more to get it.

    As for cost, you can put together a great sound system in your home for under $800 and hear the benefits of streaming Tidal Master Quatliy over anything Apple or other streaming services are providing. 

    gatorguyboodle

  • Review: Naim Mu-so AirPlay 2 speaker will fill your home with style & powerful sound

    midwestapplefanmidwestapplefan
    Apple Insider reviewing something from Naim?  Wow! 

    Please note, the Mu-So has been Roon tested.  What that means is it can work with the most powerful and innovative musical interface available which also integrates with the complete library of TIDAL and Qobuz.  Very exciting times indeed!

    watto_cobra

  • Analysts pile on Apple following revenue guidance miss

    midwestapplefanmidwestapplefan
    I've taken a quick look around to see where Apple has actually broken out revenue by country to confirm the issue is mainly China.  I've not found anything for the first quarter 2019.  I have seen charts looking back and the big dip in China came 2015-2017. 

    Besides China, Apple noted that the issues was partly due to low cost of battery replacements, people have not been upgrading.  But how do they know that? Where's the data? We know people are not upgrading. Apple said it.  But instead of the battery issue, could it be higher prices?  We'll soon know as the low cost battery replacement program is ending. 

    As Warren Buffett says, invest in what you know.  I've been an Apple fan for years, but what I know is I won't buy an iPhone for much over $600.  I know I'm not alone.  When I asked my college aged daughter if she wanted to replace her iPhone 6 for Christmas, she said no.  "They cost too much now, Dad."  She is right.

    Apple disappointed the public with their earnings report.  For me it was a double disappointment.  They sounded like every other company at earnings time.  They blamed things out of their control: the strong dollar, the economy, and China.  They did not take responsibility for what they do control; their pricing strategy.  I thought Apple was better than that.
    muthuk_vanalingam