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The streaming software market for distorted sound sources
Many audiophiles find that even if most of the streaming media software is charged with membership, the quality of the audio source is still not as good as the genuine CD, why is this?
Because there is a problem with the source of the audio source of most streaming media software, the album version is chaotic, and some albums are even ripped versions, and the sound quality is distorted and lost, to give you an example, Gigi Leung's "Amour" album, the mainland version has broken sound, but the Taiwan version does not, this problem is known to many audiophiles, but many streaming software companies just don't solve it in order to save money, and let you listen to the mainland version of "Amour" album with broken sound.
And in order to save server storage costs, some streaming media software companies have done some tricks on the audio source, compressing the details of the audio source, reducing the capacity, causing the second distortion, and letting you recharge the so-called lossless member audio source, which is only a fake lossless with upscaling processing, and it is not a high-definition audio source in cooperation with the record company.
True HD sound quality streaming software was born
The problem of poor sound quality in streaming media has been solved by Sony's selection of Hi-Res music, which has emphasized the word selection since its inception, and all music sources have in-depth cooperation with record distributors, and there is no artificial compression of music sources.
Some audio sources also support Hi-Res parameters, which can reach 192kHz/24bit format, and the amount of information can be 6.5 times higher than CD6.5 times, especially the DXD area of the Android system, and there is also support for 384kHz/24it ultra-high-definition audio, these audio sources are deeply cooperative with record distributors, not the kind of unorthodox high-definition audio sources with upscaling processing.
At this time, there must be some burners who are not convinced, and the target of other streaming media software companies is 192kHz/24bit audio source, why is it different?
Xiong Meow doesn't explain much,Sony selected Hi-Res music software often provides some genuine music sources for free trial,You can try it,Listen to the same song,How does Sony's selected Hi-Res music sound,How does other streaming media software sound,You know where the gap is,The improvement of Sony's selected Hi-Res music can obviously be heard。
Sony's selection of Hi-Res music also has a strong advantage, it has in-depth cooperation with more than 200 top record distributors in China and overseas, especially the classical music resources are very strong.
It has a large number of high-quality classical music genuine sound sources
The album version of classical music in other streaming software is called a mess, and I believe everyone will find this problem when searching for classical music on other streaming software.
Sony's selection of Hi-Res music does not have the problem of confusing versions of classical music albums, it has carefully selected a variety of classical music albums, providing genuine classical music albums for you to listen to, if you are a classical music lover, you will love it very much.
In addition, Sony's selection of Hi-Res music is rich in J-POP style songs, and a large number of J-POP style albums are included
A huge library of genuine albums by Japanese artists
No third-party ads or complex plugins
Many HiFi music players will get stuck when using streaming software, why is this?Because most of the streaming media software plug-ins and advertisements are too much, occupying a lot of HiFi music player hardware resources, such as what live broadcast function Xiong Meow feels completely unnecessary, these plug-ins cause the HiFi music player to freeze, improve heating, reduce battery life.
Sony's selection of Hi-Res music has no extra plug-ins, no third-party ads, no messy features, no lag for HiFi music players, smooth to use, and no constant push of third-party ads.
Sony's selection of Hi-Res music supports iOS/Android/Windows/Mac/TV multi-terminal sharing, so you don't need to worry about incompatibility between multiple devices.
If you are a mobile phone or player user, you can download an official APP to use it when you go to the app market.
Sony's selection of Hi-Res music also supports download business,You can pay to buy your favorite genuine music album for download,The price will not be cheap,After all, it's a genuine sound source,It's not the kind of fake high-definition sound source with upscaling processing,I can only say that you get what you pay for,It depends on your needs。
The mobile terminal also supports the purchase and download function
Next, let's talk about the sense of hearing, share the differences between high-definition genuine audio sources, and first listen to Michael Jackson's "She drives me wild"
The song is very complex to record, and the instrumental, ambient sound is very informative, and the stronger the sound source, the more expansive and detailed it sounds.
Compared with other streaming media software, Sony's selected Hi-Res music can be heard clearly when performing this song, the listening background is darker, the sound body is more solid, the outline of the image is very clear, there is no frizz, even if it is a very weak dark sound detail, Sony's selected Hi-Res music can also be heard very clearly.
Of course, it also depends on the analysis ability of your front-end equipment,Xiong Meow uses MDR-MV1 to listen,There are a lot of ambient sounds and accompaniment instruments for this piece,Some streaming media software outputs these sound details,The details of the end sound are frizzy,Give you some details A little mushy listening feeling,In fact, this is the problem of low quality of the sound source,Problems like this,Sony's selected Hi-Res music does not sound like this,The overall detail clarity is very high,The density of the sound is as full as the genuine CD,It will not be thin。
For example, the sound of the car horn in this song is very realistic and clear, and the sound body is condensed and solid, even if you don't have a 10,000-yuan hardware HiFi system, you can listen to this song with thousand-yuan headphones and front-end equipment with Sony's selected Hi-Res music, and you will hear a realistic and very clear sound, which is the charm of genuine high-definition sound sources, the background is like night, full of immersion, and it doesn't eat much hardware performance.
Then listen to a jazz pure music, "Hikari" by Yoshiko Kizumino
Due to the high quality of the sound source, the piano sound in the song is very cohesive, the outline of the image is clear, the end of the piano playing is deep, the details are layered, and the weak sound is presented.
Even if your HIFI device doesn't have expensive hardware, you can still listen to such fascinating music in a way that no other streaming software can't.
接着听《柴可夫斯基:第四交响曲 Op.36》这张专辑中的《I.Andantr sostenuto-Moderato con anima》这首古典音乐。
The benefits of the clarity of the sound source,The separation order of the various instruments in this symphony,The clarity of the image is good,In the past, Xiong Meow used to listen to classical music with some streaming media software,The clarity of the violin's strings is not high enough,There will always be some frizz at the end,And the elasticity of the violin is not very good,The overtone details are not full enough。
And Sony's selection of Hi-Res music has no such problem, its condensation of sound, the clarity of the image is really high, and the density of the sound is also comparable to the genuine CD, you can hear very clear classical music, such as the plucking of the violin sounds full of overtones, the overtones are rich and clear, and the gloss of the string sound is also quite bright and crisp.
还有古典音乐的大动态变化,索尼精选Hi-Res音乐听起来声浪起伏层次非常有秩序,不会糊噪,《I.Andantr Sostenuto-Moderato con anima》这首曲子的高潮部分听的那是澎湃激情,变化迅猛。
I listened to the guitar playing of Maria Esther Guzmán's "El Albaicín" again
Before listening to the sound of the guitar with some streaming software, the vocal lines of the guitar will be some non-condensed, the overtone details of the string pulling and vibrating, and some weak sound particles are dim, which is simply the distortion of the sound source.
Listening to the song "El Albaicín" with Sony's selected Hi-Res music, the guitar's vocal lines are very cohesive, the details of the plucking overtones are very full, not harsh, and the sound density is as full and reasonable as the original CD.
Each plucking will give you a clear, condensed, detailed and full sense of hearing, the elasticity of the plucking sound is also very strong, the details are clearly restored, presenting a fascinating sense of listening, such a high definition was heard on the genuine CD before, and now streaming media can also do it, saying that this album is really good, whether it is arrangement, or recording, absolutely!
Finally, listen to the first Chinese pop, Jolin Tsai's "The Taste of Lemongrass"
I don't know if you have the same as Xiong Meow, when using some streaming media software, you will feel that the details of the end of the vocals are not full enough, and you will feel that the density is not enough, and even some vocals will feel that the cohesion is not enough when they are in the image, in fact, this is the distortion of the sound source.
The song "The Taste of Lemongrass" uses Sony's selected Hi-Res music to sound Jolin Tsai's vocal body density is full, the image is condensed, the outline is clear, the breath is full, and the separation distance from the accompanying instruments is very textured, and the whole song sounds open without losing density and detail, and it is as happy as when Xiong Meow listened to this song with a genuine CD, rather than a distorted and frizzy sound.
Sony's selection of Hi-Res music has a very interesting area,That is, the area that supports 360RA (360 live sound) albums,This is a breakthrough technology,360RA will provide you with surround sound hearing,And your head is moving in the process,The sound field and sound details sound also regular and three-dimensional,The vertical performance is very strong,It is recommended that you upgrade your membership,To experience the experience,It will give you the sound details of the experience。
I listened to the song "Give Life Back to Music" with 360RA sound effects, this electronic music does give Xiong Meow a strong separation quality, the sound field is very three-dimensional and three-dimensional, the longitudinal sound field is very three-dimensional and hierarchical, the distance between various musical instruments, sorting, just like listening to the stage live with a sense of presence, this sense of hearing is quite wonderful.
Sony's selection of Hi-Res concerts offers a number of music categories for you to choose from
Different genres are available
There is also a DXD ultra-high-definition audio album,Xiong Meow has a DXD sound source for listening,The overall sense of hearing is called a clear、Realistic、Restoration、Grandiose,It is recommended that you experience it。
Many well-known masters' famous plates also have genuine high-definition audio sources, Sony's selected Hi-Res music, and 5.1-channel surround sound and many other special areas, waiting for you to experience.
Sony's selected Hi-Res music after the in-depth experience of Xiong Meow,It feels like it's really a penny, you get what you pay for,Sound quality performance for many streaming media software,It's really a dimensionality reduction blow,The clarity of the sound is too strong,It's completely two dimensions。
The annual fee for Sony's selection of Hi-Res music is indeed a bit more expensive than many streaming software, but for audiophiles, this fee is a drop in the bucket, after all, streaming media can also hear the wonderful sound quality of genuine CDs, isn't this something that many audiophiles dream of?