MultiCore
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You should check out this article on Xiph.org about high res audio:The comment I made that you imply is a placebo effect is that audio gear, amps, speakers, will make a difference in the experience you receive listening to music.
If you think listening to a song on, for example, a pair of $100 bookshelves and a $200 amp vs a $1500 pair and a $1000 amp is a placebo effect, then your ears have a serious problem.
For what its worth, my original comparison was between Tidal and Spotify, not the difference between Tidals own offering, and the difference between the two is objectively there. Whether this says more about the quality of Tidal's files, versus the lack of quality on Spotify's files, is a different issue. And btw, Tidal High and HiFI. Miniscule difference, but it is there, in the extreme low and high end. Again. Fuckery on Tidals part or Legit scientific difference? The fuck if I know, I can only trust my own ears.
http://xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html
Also, if you want to see video proof , they have this awesome video as well.