I use Acustica Sienna in system wide mode. I started using it for mixing/mastering, but it was so jarring to turn off that I eventually decided to just leave it on if I'm using headphones. I still check mixes with it off every now and then, but it's on 95% of the time.
Other than that, I get a lot of my music on youtube, local files through VLC.
I started listening to Spotifiy (16 bit 44 kHz) via the Wiim pro. I have downloaded a lot of music for offline listening and I must say that I enjoy it. The Wiim pro is connected to the Meier Audio Soul dac via spdif. It is a great way explore new music. There is no need to use a laptop. Just a smartphone (which I can use a the remote control also).
Ever since I tried that one site that lets you A/B 320kbps vs FLAC and realised after hours of back and forth that I couldn't at all find any difference, I've used Spotify for almost everything. Prior to that I tried to maintain a library in FLAC and listened via Foobar2000. Still have it but rarely use it these days as I didn't move my old library over to my new PC, and I find that with Spotify I'm always listening to other peoples' playlists and discovering new music that way, whereas with an offline library I don't tend to listen to as much variety. It's also nice that when I switch devices I just pick up where I left off, or can listen from one device but control the music from another - something I'm sure could probably be set up with software too but I'm a lazy git.
Because Tidal does not offer any EQ functionality, I tried Roon, but couldn’t rationalize the cost. On my Android DAP, I have HiBy music installed. It has access to my Tidal playlists, and offers two nice EQ functions.
On my PC, I use Foobar2K with the parametric EQ plug in.
I am using Vox on Mac to play my local music files. Not sure if any other player is as minimal and as convenient as Vox. What other player give a significant upgrade over Vox?
Tidal, as they have most of the music I listen to, and are the streaming services that pays the most to the artists. Also Plex when I want to stream my ripped CD'S or digital albums.
I'm testing Qobuz right now as well, but unfortunately some of my favorite albums are missing, which is a shame as I do like some of the features they offer.
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