Streamers@kemela

Wireless streaming can be either Bluetooth or WiFi based. Highest quality streaming will be hard-wired by either ethernet or fiber optic cabling.

Adding Streaming to your HiFi System

More than two thirds of the gobal population use music streaming services every day contrubuting to over 80% of the US music industries revenue. A huge collection of very good sound quality tracks are available to stream from Tidal, Qobuz, and Spotify and an increasing number of sites offer high resolution downloads for purchase. Easy to use affordable products make streaming very straight forward. Easy to use affordable products make streaming very straight forward. What's stopping you from exploring music through these online services or building your own library of studio quality versions of your favorite music?

Online Streaming Services

Subscription based online music services are an integral part of the music business following in the footsteps of the TV. In combining distribution with promotion - many new releases are exclusive to a streaming service - they are a great way to keep up with what's new in music. Playlists assemble together tracks with common overall themes of mood, genre, time period and it is not difficult to imagine how much more elaborate these could become over time especially as artificial intelligence tracks the music you play. These content elements add value to the cost of subscription and have helped combat against lost revenue from free downloading.

kemela is happy to assist you to get the best streaming experience which involves more than a good streaming component.

Streaming Services v Downloaded files

Online streaming services may use dynamically compressed versions of the music like broadcast radio and a lower bit rate to save internet bandwidth (20% of the internet's bandwidth is taken up by Netflix). The better streaming apps will display both the file type and bit rate (lower bit rates tend to be more compressed).
Playing downloaded files will make use of the full dynamic range of your system for more emotional contrasts with better listenability and engagement.
There are technical reasons why downloaded files sound better. We recommend a hard-wired connection where possible and we have solutions for remote router/modem gateways. An actively managed Switch will make a big difference.

Advice and support

The digital world is fast moving and can be a bit overwhelming if you are not particularly technically inclined. You could spend a lot of time in forums and reading reviews only to have too narrow a focus or base your thinking on out of date information. With streaming products, having access to good support is more important than any other audio component.