Red Mosquito

Jesus, every new album countdown is a fucking mid life crisis in this place.

those Sonos sound tasty

DDWJMUVW wrote:

Strat wrote:

DDWJMUVW wrote:People complaining of thinness should take a look at their EQ.

Also, STOP using Apple Music. It’s terrible.

Get tidal or at least Spotify where you create custom EQs.

spotify is known, literally, for having the one of th eworst streaming quality. Apple and Tidal are better. That is just plain fact.

The problem is with EQ, not quality. Apple forces you into the presets. Pick any of them, they suck donkey dick.

W Spotify, I can tweak exactly how I want. Btw, I’m playing these songs through my Sonos speakers using Spotify and my custom EQ and they sound fantastic. Fantastic. When I first heard the Apple preset EQs a lightbulb went off in my head. “People are listening to PJ (or any music) like this?!?!”

WE also have very different tastes in sounds and pearl jam music so we can move on

Strat wrote:I do love the melody now that it is wrapping itself around me. Both DM and Running are catchy. Along with the snippet of SOmething Special - Gonna be some nice melody candy throughout.

I agree vocal melodies have been superb thus far. Surely there will be enough to criticize (and we will pick that out) but I don’t think vocal melodies will be a weak point. Time will tell.

I also tweak my EQ with my soundbar speakers and I can get a great sound out of Spotify on "very high quality" streaming mode. What does "it maxes out lower than the others" mean?

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:

bluestate wrote:Spotify sounds awful. I will wait until I get the CD and listen to it in my Discman! Yes, I still think I have one of those in my closet somewhere.

Spotify is good. You can increase the streaming quality in settings.

It maxes out well below tidal/amazon/apple

Can someone please just tell me what the best way to listen to this thing is?

stip wrote:

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:

bluestate wrote:Spotify sounds awful. I will wait until I get the CD and listen to it in my Discman! Yes, I still think I have one of those in my closet somewhere.

Spotify is good. You can increase the streaming quality in settings.

It maxes out well below tidal/amazon/apple

Can someone please just tell me what the best way to listen to this thing is?

whatever makes your heart happy!

tree_ wrote:I also tweak my EQ with my soundbar speakers and I can get a great sound out of Spotify on "very high quality" streaming mode. What does "it maxes out lower than the others" mean?

https://www.slashgear.com/1477331/apple ... s%20tracks.

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:I also tweak my EQ with my soundbar speakers and I can get a great sound out of Spotify on "very high quality" streaming mode. What does "it maxes out lower than the others" mean?

https://www.slashgear.com/1477331/apple ... s%20tracks.

Hmm OK. wow do i feel like an idiot

tragabigzanda wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:you need to understand that "sonics" and "sound quality" and even "sound consistency" are not all about mixing and mastering

No, but…when an album is treated as heavily as this one is, it’s really hard to divorce any of these ideas from the decision made in the mixing and mastering stages.

no, for you it is; for me, that's very easy to do, because my ear is finely tuned as a musician, not a producer

you've projected something you're struggling with onto my posts

stip wrote:

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:

bluestate wrote:Spotify sounds awful. I will wait until I get the CD and listen to it in my Discman! Yes, I still think I have one of those in my closet somewhere.

Spotify is good. You can increase the streaming quality in settings.

It maxes out well below tidal/amazon/apple

Can someone please just tell me what the best way to listen to this thing is?

listening with your vastly intelligent and admittedly subjective heart is all there is in this life

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:I also tweak my EQ with my soundbar speakers and I can get a great sound out of Spotify on "very high quality" streaming mode. What does "it maxes out lower than the others" mean?

https://www.slashgear.com/1477331/apple ... s%20tracks.

"if you have an iPhone, you ironically can't take advantage of the highest streaming quality Apple Music offers unless you have an external digital audio converter. That's because iOS does not support Hi-Res Bluetooth codecs like Sony's LDAC, which can deliver audio with a 32-bit resolution but is only available on Android."

apple sucks so hard

tree_ wrote:

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:I also tweak my EQ with my soundbar speakers and I can get a great sound out of Spotify on "very high quality" streaming mode. What does "it maxes out lower than the others" mean?

https://www.slashgear.com/1477331/apple ... s%20tracks.

Hmm OK. wow do i feel like an idiot

This is the last I’ll say on the topic.

The quality is good enough across streaming platforms that many won’t notice the difference.

So Apple is blowing you away with bit rate (which by the way they still have not released this actual #), but it doesn’t matter due to diminishing returns. Then of course you’re listening through the shittiest EQ presets I could ever dream of.

Give me 2 minutes with your iPhone and Spotify app and I’ll dial it in - you’d never go back to Apple.

Tidal is the next tier up. I forget whether your can create custom EQs….

DDWJMUVW wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:I also tweak my EQ with my soundbar speakers and I can get a great sound out of Spotify on "very high quality" streaming mode. What does "it maxes out lower than the others" mean?

https://www.slashgear.com/1477331/apple ... s%20tracks.

Hmm OK. wow do i feel like an idiot

This is the last I’ll say on the topic.

The quality is good enough across streaming platforms that many won’t notice the difference.

So Apple is blowing you away with bit rate (which by the way they still have not released this actual #), but it doesn’t matter due to diminishing returns. Then of course you’re listening through the shittiest EQ presets I could ever dream of.

Give me 2 minutes with your iPhone and Spotify app and I’ll dial it in - you’d never go back to Apple.

Tidal is the next tier up. I forget whether your can create custom EQs….

I'm using his presets really enjoying it

I'm liking this song more and more
It was great to blast it in the car this morning
It's a fun song...I don't think it aims high & that's okay

DDWJMUVW wrote:

tree_ wrote:

Strat wrote:

tree_ wrote:I also tweak my EQ with my soundbar speakers and I can get a great sound out of Spotify on "very high quality" streaming mode. What does "it maxes out lower than the others" mean?

https://www.slashgear.com/1477331/apple ... s%20tracks.

Hmm OK. wow do i feel like an idiot

This is the last I’ll say on the topic.

The quality is good enough across streaming platforms that many won’t notice the difference.

So Apple is blowing you away with bit rate (which by the way they still have not released this actual #), but it doesn’t matter due to diminishing returns. Then of course you’re listening through the shittiest EQ presets I could ever dream of.

You can absolutely hear the difference if you have a quality setup.

What are your Spotify EQ settings?

Trag’s journey to realizing he just doesn’t like current Pearl Jam anymore in these new album/songs threads has been something to watch. It was never about the production, he was just in denial.

I went through this during the Avocado era (my PRAMG bullshit radar has always been finely tuned), and I can tell you there is a new way after this, friend. Stay strong.

Yeah they've sucked for like 4 or 5 albums now. Get with the program.