No. Just what I brought years ago.

Once again I too can connect (hard wire) my iphone or PC to an analog setup via an amp and have access to my vast music collection most of which can be streamed in loseless FLAC quality. If you prefer the novelty of vinyl then fair enough...

djThunderfunk said:

maceoparker007 said:

Once again, no special equipment required apart from my PC and iphone. I dont think you fully realise the simplicity of my streaming setup and how versatile it is

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Since I would never listen to a music on a PC or phone, I guess not. My amps and speakers sound much better. They all have physical input connections. Maybe you don't realize the simplicity or the versatility this affords me.

Basically our libraries are the same. The only difference is you are streaming your digital library to your listening device(s) while I physically connect my devices to various audio systems. It's not difficult either.

maceoparker007 said:

Once again I too can connect (hard wire) my iphone or PC to an analog setup via an amp and have access to my vast music collection most of which can be streamed in loseless FLAC quality. If you prefer the novelty of vinyl then fair enough...

djThunderfunk said:

Since I would never listen to a music on a PC or phone, I guess not. My amps and speakers sound much better. They all have physical input connections. Maybe you don't realize the simplicity or the versatility this affords me.

Basically our libraries are the same. The only difference is you are streaming your digital library to your listening device(s) while I physically connect my devices to various audio systems. It's not difficult either.

It's not about vinyl, already said I only do that a few times a year. I'm playing FLAC too except when I'm using the iPod on the go, for that, 320kbps mp3 is just fine.

So, if I can access my vast collection of lossless from a hard drive physically connected to a laptop which is itself connected to a stereo system, and you can access your vast collection of lossless streamed to your laptop which is connected to a stereo system... what's the diff?

You can access yours out of the house on the phone, but I carry more than I ever need out of the house on a iPod classic. I guess if I needed access to my entire 9TB outside the house.... but I don't. I constantly add/subtract to the iPod, refining my own personal curation of what is important enough to me to have at all times and places. If I was stuck on a desert island tomorrow with my iPod (and had a way to charge it) I would never get bored with my options.

i crank up his CDs in my car

XxAxX said:

i crank up his CDs in my car

yeah! me too.

luv4u said:

maceoparker007 said:

Once again, no special equipment required apart from my PC and iphone. I dont think you fully realise the simplicity of my streaming setup and how versatile it is

I will cut you. LOL j/k

...

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djThunderfunk said:

If I was stuck on a desert island tomorrow with my iPod (and had a way to charge it) I would never get bored with my options.

OK but you would get hungry and cold and dirty and lonely. You really don't want that to happen even with an iPhone and a power plug

djThunderfunk said:

Well this got ugly quick

My physical collection will help my wife pay for my funeral when I die, let's see your streaming do that

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LOL at all the old folks yelling on here. Go share some minions memes on facebook and stop worrying about "millenials" already.

IstenSzek said:

theartistirl said:

I Own everything officially released so I'll listen either through my CD player or turntable and amp. When in the car, working or just out and about I'll listen on my iPod. I've converted it to take 2 x 500gb sad cards so I have all my music collection in lossless and available on the fly. The live bootlegs are on my iPod. I sometimes stream the NPG music club albums as my official downloads from the day are not in great quality. I really don't like the streaming model. Occasionally I will stream to get a preview of an album that I haven't bought yet. I think I've ended up buying any album I've streamed "Lianne le havas, parliament, Glenn Hansard". It can be good for listening to an artists catalogue before going to a concert so you get more familiar with their music. Call me old Skool, but I think streaming is not the same commitment to your favourite artists and the streaming companies are a bit of a scam. Technologically they are great, but you are reliant on your phone with a good data plan. I still love looking through a record shop and not knowing what I'll come out with.

i don't know if they are still on there since things seem to have changed a lot recently,
but Tidal used to sell the npgmc albums in lossless quality back when prince was still
working with them. those lossless files that prince's people gave to Tidal were so much
better in quality compared to the compressed ones they used to upload to the npgmc.
it makes a huge difference in listening pleasure. the ones on spotify sound good but if
you want the best quality you should buy the Tidal ones.

I should have bought them. I was hoping they would eventually get a physical release after he signed with Tidal. They still seem to be there and the price has come down since before. I think I'll follow your suggestion.

databank said:

djThunderfunk said:

If I was stuck on a desert island tomorrow with my iPod (and had a way to charge it) I would never get bored with my options.

OK but you would get hungry and cold and dirty and lonely. You really don't want that to happen even with an iPhone and a power plug

maceoparker007 said:

That’s great, I can create custom playlists and curated collections too plus filter by decade, tour, record label etc. I can stream videos/movies as well. Only yesterday I watched the Undertaker video and Graffiti Bridge movie on the train and a couple of music videos that are not on YouTube.....I guess I just like having all 400CDs worth of Prince music, Prince DVDs and photos all accessible via a single app. I spend a lot of time away from home and knowing I can play anything by simply pulling out my iPhone in the moment whatever I might be doing or wherever I am in the world.

I have all his official music and all the bootlegs I want on the iPod, and EVERYTHING on the laptop. You couldn't get me to watch a Prince video like Undertaker on a phone even if you had something I'd never seen before. I don't understand how people can watch videos on a tiny little phone. I don't even like watching them on a laptop, I need a full size screen to enjoy videos. Similar to how I don't listen to music on phone or laptop speakers. Pass.

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vinyl only here

(as far as it's possible of course)

otherwise CDs

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only streaming while traveling via iPhone

(which is actually very rare)

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djThunderfunk said:

maceoparker007 said:

That’s great, I can create custom playlists and curated collections too plus filter by decade, tour, record label etc. I can stream videos/movies as well. Only yesterday I watched the Undertaker video and Graffiti Bridge movie on the train and a couple of music videos that are not on YouTube.....I guess I just like having all 400CDs worth of Prince music, Prince DVDs and photos all accessible via a single app. I spend a lot of time away from home and knowing I can play anything by simply pulling out my iPhone in the moment whatever I might be doing or wherever I am in the world.

I have all his official music and all the bootlegs I want on the iPod, and EVERYTHING on the laptop. You couldn't get me to watch a Prince video like Undertaker on a phone even if you had something I'd never seen before. I don't understand how people can watch videos on a tiny little phone. I don't even like watching them on a laptop, I need a full size screen to enjoy videos. Similar to how I don't listen to music on phone or laptop speakers. Pass.

[Edited 10/17/18 6:12am]

So with you on this. I don't get why people listen to music on a phone. It's just strange to me. (Of course I may just be an old fogey)

theartistirl said:

IstenSzek said:

i don't know if they are still on there since things seem to have changed a lot recently,
but Tidal used to sell the npgmc albums in lossless quality back when prince was still
working with them. those lossless files that prince's people gave to Tidal were so much
better in quality compared to the compressed ones they used to upload to the npgmc.
it makes a huge difference in listening pleasure. the ones on spotify sound good but if
you want the best quality you should buy the Tidal ones.

I should have bought them. I was hoping they would eventually get a physical release after he signed with Tidal. They still seem to be there and the price has come down since before. I think I'll follow your suggestion.

i certainly haven't had any regrets after buying those albums (including c-note & xpectation) again
from tidal. the flac files sound really great, especially on headphones it's a big difference.

I own everything that's been released (and a lot that hasn't) but I still stream when I'm at work and the times I'm in my car without my iPod (I have a dedicated iPod with only Prince music on it).

IMO my streaming contributes to the overall numbers.

theartistirl said:

IstenSzek said:

i don't know if they are still on there since things seem to have changed a lot recently,
but Tidal used to sell the npgmc albums in lossless quality back when prince was still
working with them. those lossless files that prince's people gave to Tidal were so much
better in quality compared to the compressed ones they used to upload to the npgmc.
it makes a huge difference in listening pleasure. the ones on spotify sound good but if
you want the best quality you should buy the Tidal ones.

I should have bought them. I was hoping they would eventually get a physical release after he signed with Tidal. They still seem to be there and the price has come down since before. I think I'll follow your suggestion.

The prices on TIDAL are identical to what they were before. $9.99 for an MP3 album, $17.99 for a FLAC album.

I bought Slaughterhouse, C-Note, Chocolate Invasion, and Xpectation in FLAC quality. I don't regret buying any of these again, I just wish Prince had released them as CD-quality files himself.

Se7en said:

theartistirl said:

I should have bought them. I was hoping they would eventually get a physical release after he signed with Tidal. They still seem to be there and the price has come down since before. I think I'll follow your suggestion.

The prices on TIDAL are identical to what they were before. $9.99 for an MP3 album, $17.99 for a FLAC album.

I bought Slaughterhouse, C-Note, Chocolate Invasion, and Xpectation in FLAC quality. I don't regret buying any of these again, I just wish Prince had released them as CD-quality files himself.

But, he did. IIRC, they offered those files while he was alive.

Watching video on my iphone is just one example when I am out the house. I can directly stream the exact same video to my TV and watch it on there too..but you knew that already didn't you??...

My collection of music and videos can be streamed and played back on ANY device, any size screen and any speaker system you care to imagine. The content is not tied to any specific device or setup, it remains completely independent. Which means if I buy a new laptop, iPhone, TV or audio system in the future all my media remains intact….or if my computer blows up or lose my phone nothing is lost.

And to think I play back my collection through phone or laptop speakers? is quite funny, I dont do that at all. Instead I use over the ear hifi headphones with my iphone that can render high quality audio for the best experience. As for my laptop I have decent bookshelf speakers with an amp that I use.

Let me give you another example...my friend also a Prince fan lives half way across the world. Since I have given him access he too can stream my entire Prince video collection (200 music videos, DVDs and more) and play it back anytime on his TV, iphone and iPad. As for my 400 CD Prince music collection he normally streams and plays it back on his home hifi theatre system…as he is a so called audiophile and chooses to stream it in FLAC.

I really laugh at this thread because it simply shows people are making wrong assumptions about what private streaming can and cannot do, and even worse is making up false assumptions about people who use them. Compared to other Prince fan groups Prince.org is seems to be the one most out of touch with streaming and technology. It almost seems people here are living in a time bubble....I guess the old saying of 'ignorance is bliss' holds true.

For me my private streaming setup has allowed me to catalogue, comprehend and enjoy more Prince related material than ever before…anytime, any place and on any device / screen of my choosing with no limitations.

Limiting myself to physical media would have hindered my knowledge and appreciation of his +30yr career and legacy.

And lets face it most of the next generation of Prince fans will not possess CD or record players or ever own one during their lifetime…at most they will have a smartphone or computer. Even brand new cars today are not fitted with CD players unless you ask, the default now is Apple Car Play or Bluetooth music playback via your phone which makes sense since most people connect their phone to the car for hands free calling…..things move on…the new generation eventually replace the old.

djThunderfunk said:

I have all his official music and all the bootlegs I want on the iPod, and EVERYTHING on the laptop. You couldn't get me to watch a Prince video like Undertaker on a phone even if you had something I'd never seen before. I don't understand how people can watch videos on a tiny little phone. I don't even like watching them on a laptop, I need a full size screen to enjoy videos. Similar to how I don't listen to music on phone or laptop speakers. Pass.

[Edited 10/17/18 6:12am]

[Edited 10/17/18 14:21pm]

[Edited 10/17/18 14:43pm]

maceoparker007 said:

Watching video on my iphone is just one example when I am out the house. I can directly stream the exact same video to my TV and watch it on there too..but you knew that already didn't you??...

My collection of music and videos can be streamed and played back on ANY device, any size screen and any speaker system you care to imagine. The content is not tied to any specific device or setup, it remains completely independent. Which means if I buy a new laptop, iPhone, TV or audio system in the future all my media remains intact….or if my computer blows up or lose my phone nothing is lost.

And to think I play back my collection through phone or laptop speakers? is quite funny, I dont do that at all. Instead I use over the ear hifi headphones with my iphone that can render high quality audio for the best experience. As for my laptop I have decent bookshelf speakers with an amp that I use.

Let me give you another example...my friend also a Prince fan lives half way across the world. Since I have given him access he too can stream my entire Prince video collection (200 music videos, DVDs and more) and play it back anytime on his TV, iphone and iPad. As for my 400 CD Prince music collection he normally streams and plays it back on his home hifi theatre system…as he is a so called audiophile and chooses to stream it in FLAC.

I really laugh at this thread because it simply shows people are making wrong assumptions about what private streaming can and cannot do, and even worse is making up false assumptions about people who use them. Compared to other Prince fan groups Prince.org is seems to be the one most out of touch with streaming and technology. It almost seems people here are living in a time bubble....

For me my private streaming setup has allowed me to catalogue, comprehend and enjoy more Prince related material than ever before…anytime, any place and on any device / screen of my choosing with no limitations.

Limiting myself to physical media would have hindered my knowledge and appreciation of his +30yr career and legacy.

And lets face it most of the next generation of Prince fans will not possess CD or record players or ever own one during their lifetime…at most they will have a smartphone or computer. Even brand new cars today are not fitted with CD players unless you ask, the default now is Apple Car Play or Bluetooth music playback via your phone which makes sense since most people connect their phone to the car for hands free calling…..things move on…the new generation eventually replace the old.

djThunderfunk said:

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[Edited 10/17/18 14:21pm]

Quien es mas macho!

maceoparker007 said:

Watching video on my iphone is just one example when I am out the house. I can directly stream the exact same video to my TV and watch it on there too..but you knew that already didn't you??...

My collection of music and videos can be streamed and played back on ANY device, any size screen and any speaker system you care to imagine. The content is not tied to any specific device or setup, it remains completely independent. Which means if I buy a new laptop, iPhone, TV or audio system in the future all my media remains intact….or if my computer blows up or lose my phone nothing is lost.

And to think I play back my collection through phone or laptop speakers? is quite funny, I dont do that at all. Instead I use over the ear hifi headphones with my iphone that can render high quality audio for the best experience. As for my laptop I have decent bookshelf speakers with an amp that I use.

Let me give you another example...my friend also a Prince fan lives half way across the world. Since I have given him access he too can stream my entire Prince video collection (200 music videos, DVDs and more) and play it back anytime on his TV, iphone and iPad. As for my 400 CD Prince music collection he normally streams and plays it back on his home hifi theatre system…as he is a so called audiophile and chooses to stream it in FLAC.

I really laugh at this thread because it simply shows people are making wrong assumptions about what private streaming can and cannot do, and even worse is making up false assumptions about people who use them. Compared to other Prince fan groups Prince.org is seems to be the one most out of touch with streaming and technology. It almost seems people here are living in a time bubble....I guess the old saying of 'ignorance is bliss' holds true.

For me my private streaming setup has allowed me to catalogue, comprehend and enjoy more Prince related material than ever before…anytime, any place and on any device / screen of my choosing with no limitations.

Limiting myself to physical media would have hindered my knowledge and appreciation of his +30yr career and legacy.

And lets face it most of the next generation of Prince fans will not possess CD or record players or ever own one during their lifetime…at most they will have a smartphone or computer. Even brand new cars today are not fitted with CD players unless you ask, the default now is Apple Car Play or Bluetooth music playback via your phone which makes sense since most people connect their phone to the car for hands free calling…..things move on…the new generation eventually replace the old.

djThunderfunk said:

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[Edited 10/17/18 14:21pm]

[Edited 10/17/18 14:43pm]

Wait a minute, you have 200+ VIDEO collection of Prince? That would only mean that you have a hell of a lot of Prince LIVE IN CONCERT...VIDEO footage, right? So go ahead and shut old folks like ME...the fuck up...by showing us what we've apparently somehow missed out on. Don't talk about it, discretely be about it. We'll wait!

I do stream sometimes, as I already pay for Spotify and if I can chuck a few pennies the estate's way by streaming his music, why not? But I also listen to my CDs and the songs I have on my phone from CDs as well.

djdaffy1227 said:

djThunderfunk said:

I have all his official music and all the bootlegs I want on the iPod, and EVERYTHING on the laptop. You couldn't get me to watch a Prince video like Undertaker on a phone even if you had something I'd never seen before. I don't understand how people can watch videos on a tiny little phone. I don't even like watching them on a laptop, I need a full size screen to enjoy videos. Similar to how I don't listen to music on phone or laptop speakers. Pass.

[Edited 10/17/18 6:12am]

So with you on this. I don't get why people listen to music on a phone. It's just strange to me. (Of course I may just be an old fogey)

Most ppl have bluetooth on their phones going out to other audio speakers lol. Yall still ipoding? I still have my 120 GB Ipod (classic) and that seems archaic to use.

[Edited 10/18/18 12:24pm]

databank said:

djThunderfunk said:

Se7en said:

The prices on TIDAL are identical to what they were before. $9.99 for an MP3 album, $17.99 for a FLAC album.

I bought Slaughterhouse, C-Note, Chocolate Invasion, and Xpectation in FLAC quality. I don't regret buying any of these again, I just wish Prince had released them as CD-quality files himself.

But, he did. IIRC, they offered those files while he was alive.

What I meant was: I wish Prince had released the CD-quality files himself, either first through NPGMC (the first time I had most of those albums) or through the Musicology Store.

Prince himself released low-quality MP3s on his own sites. I get that Internet speed were not what they are now, but even still, some of them were low-quality even by those standards.

rdhull said:

djdaffy1227 said:

So with you on this. I don't get why people listen to music on a phone. It's just strange to me. (Of course I may just be an old fogey)

Moat ppl have bluetooth on their phones going out to other audio speakers lol. Yall still ipoding? I still have my 120 GB Ipod (classic) and that seems archaic to use.

Exactly. I never listen to the music that's on my iPhone through the speakers on the phone. I listen to it through headphones or the stereo system in my car - sometimes tethered, sometimes over Bluetooth.