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Masterclass Acts at the Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Camp
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 08, 2021  | 
The Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Camp changed its tune during the pandemic from offering in-person seminars with stars to streaming Masterclass sessions. In many ways, the shift broadened the scope of what the Camp has to offer.
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Nugs.Net Opens the Floodgates to Live Hi-Res Recordings
Mike Mettler  |  Nov 12, 2020  | 
Keep those bootleg LPs in storage — nugs.net opens the floodgates for access to scores of live hi-res recordings from many of our favorite artists.
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Opening Pandora’s Premium Box
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 17, 2020  | 
Pandora was one of the world’s leading Internet radio entities when it debuted 20 years ago. Now under the mighty SiriusXM corporate umbrella, can its Pandora Premium tier deliver an experience on par with the competition?
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Primephonic: Classical Music Streaming Done Right
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 17, 2019  | 
Can classical music and the streaming universe truly co-exist? Thanks to Primephonic, many hi-res movements are nothing but music to our ears.
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Qello Brings Live Concerts into Your Home and Beyond
Mike Mettler  |  Feb 24, 2021  | 
Qello seeks to corner the market on streaming concerts and music documentaries but do they offer enough diverse material to satisfy our hunger for content?
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Qobuz Redux
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 15, 2021  | 
Three years ago, French upstarts Qobuz made quite a splash upon entering the U.S. streaming market. What has happened with the high-res service in the interim?
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Revisiting the Concert Streaming Site Nugs.net
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 27, 2022  | 
We revisit nugs.net, the concert streaming site that continues to provide new and vintage hi-res live recordings from a wide swath of name artists.
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Streams People Play
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 28, 2018  | 
Who wins in the streaming war between Apple Music and Spotify? You do, of course.

Last month, you and I made a pact, right here in this space. What, you don’t remember? (Apparently, even audiophiles have ADD.) Well, our agreement was essentially this: We the golden-ear people wholly accept streaming as another worthwhile delivery system for receiving and listening to our music, especially given the strides some of the services have been making in providing higher-quality, higher-resolution streams. (Coming back to you now?)

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Ten More Must-See Rockumentaries to Shelter in Place With
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 30, 2020  | 
So . . . seen anything good lately? Now that we have almost nothing but time on our hands as we collectively self-quarantine behind closed doors and chill in front of our screens, there's no better time than the here and now to catch up on all the great rock documentaries we've been meaning to delve into via the streaming universe. Naturally, we here at S&V assume you've already devoured—and loved—the half-dozen rock docs I recommended here just a few short weeks ago, so what should you watch next?
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Why It’s Time for an Apple Music Refresh
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 13, 2021  | 
Now that Apple has upgraded its vast music library to lossless audio, is it time to refresh your music library?
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Yet Another Ten Must-See Rockumentaries
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 25, 2020  | 
Welcome back my friends, to the sheltering that never ends! Well, I suppose that assessment technically depends on just how good your home state has been in adhering to our respective pandemic guidelines, but I digress. Regardless of whether you're following a strict lockdown or beginning to safely venture out and about (albeit while wearing a mask, please!), we can all still agree there's nothing quite like spending some quality screen time with top-shelf streaming content, no matter what's going on outside as summer gets into full swing.
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