Read about it elsewhere. Has anyone tried it yet? Claims to provide a sound that the likes of Roon, Audirvāna and JRiver cannot match.
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I only became aware of it the other day. I was trying to work out if it’s USA only or available worldwide.
Looking at their website, it says that the cost in the UK is £79/yr
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Any Guinea pigs out there? Sounds like he just wants a piece of the pie. That link above might get removed too.
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Yes, link removed.
Please would members refrain from posting unauthorised commercial links here. Thanks.
Well Paul McGowan didn’t earn his nickname the Einstein of Audiophiles for nothing so I’d expect this to be an absolute game changer.
It appears it will obviate the need for all the streaming paraphernalia to clear noise from the signal path and will probably be the death knell for many in this area.
I’m sure with Paul’s knowledge and expertise this is what most of us will be using in a year or so.
I must check if there’s a lifetime option to get in early as this is likely the horse to back.
.sjb
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I agree with you - his YouTube videos are both very informative and entertaining. That guy knows what he’s doing at a level most of us could only dream of.
Well it requires Qobuz so it’s fairly limited. And I’m not sure anything that uses an app is the way forward at all.
Lately I’ve been enjoying my streamers that have no app at all (just web interface) and for local streaming require no UPnP server either. Just point them to NFS or SMB share and they do the indexing internally.
Sound quality aside, going zero app and zero UPnP server is absolutely the way to go.
So, for the avoidance of doubt, any link to a webpage that quotes a retail price at some point is prohibited, although that price may be referenced directly in a post’s content?
ATB, J
Ultimately I have to try myself of course, but given the claims from McGowan I presume there should be no sound difference between Qobuz app and Maestro.
That’s where this gets interesting for me personally. Audirvāna (which I use myself) does provide a different sound. And Audirvāna claims that it provides the best possible sound because it utilizes the more powerful processing power of a PC (compared to most streamers/DAC’s) to get the ultimate result where it comes to sound quality… Now I know that it’s a matter of taste but I really love that sound. I prefer it over what I get with Qobuz Connect or the native Naim app on my ND5 XS 2.
So why on earth would I get Maestro if that is going to deliver exactly the same as what I get with Qobuz Connect or the native Naim app?
But as said, I can only tell after I’ve tried it myself. Since I’m on Linux I have to wait for the mobile app.
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Just ask yourself, is it commercial (i.e. promoting a business), are they selling something?
As for the link you posted, it’s a definite yes on both counts.
OK, Thanks.
ATB, J
That’s serious enthusiasm. So you believe it will sound better than just using Qobuz?
Must confess not a huge fan of Paul McGowan but this is an interesting development. Currently I use both the Naim app and Innuos Sense, both produce great audio results but I them find lacking in metadata in comparison to say Roon. So a hands off music information app may have a certain appeal as opposed to Roon which is more expensive and interactive.
I’m not sure where the other aspect of Maestro, the Prism Remastering Suite, fits in, a 10-Band Parametric EQ is not exactly hands off. An interesting product though.
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Well, I’m still pondering about @Sloop_John_B his post, particularly about if it’s a bit tongue in cheek…
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Ah, that would make more sense…
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Personally, I would avoid anything said or done by Paul McGowan. He’s the antithesis of a proper engineer, imo
I’ve taken a brief look at this and it seems to do exactly what Qobuz Connect does; direct connection from endpoint to Qobuz server
If anyone believes that this is seriously worth buying then please let me know; I have a pile of beans that have amazing properties that are available at a bargain price 
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My offending post aside, mea culpa, isn’t this just another piece of software pixie dust, claiming to be better than all the other bags of pixie dust on the basis of some pretty vague/uncertain software/cloud computing architectural principles. From what I read here, most Qobuz users appear satisfied with its native performance and are more taxed trying to understand the implications of their latest discount scheme……..
And, for certain, as it’s all accessed vit the internet, it has to be subject to all the local/global vagaries entailed therein…….
Or have I missed…….. 
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ATB, J
I don’t think you have missed anything.
But the bigger issue is the use case is so narrow (Qobuz, I mean, really?) as to make it a non starter even if it achieved wonderful things.
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Perhaps the moment to remind ourselves of this.
Apologies for quoting myself. Still…
If @Sloop_John_B was not gently taking the mickey then I’m a Chester fan.
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