takt1

[Bryn]

Does anyone here have experience of this online service? They offer a 1-month free introduction, then it's $150 per annum. There is a 50% discount available for students (upon successful submission of proof of status).

https://www.takt1.com/

The registration system for the free service seems little flaky. When you press the final button, nothing appears to happen. You do get a confirmation email a few minutes later, however.

[Bryn]

I have now sampled the free video stream of a Hardenberger/Gewandhaus/Nelsons concert of Martinsson's Bridge Trumpet Concerto and Mahler's 5th. I had some problems with the wifi data rate this morning, but switching to a different computer, closer to the hub, I have had no problems this afternoon. The all-important audio is at the BBC HD Sound rate of 320kbps aac. The video is at 1280 x 720. I will see the trial through, then am very likely to subscribe.

[HighlandDougie]

Their "user interface" is a bit clunky but the sound quality (being fed through the Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, which displays sound rates) is excellent - and some interesting material, unsurprisingly biased towards German sources (it's a German company, after all), but with some interesting archive-type recitals/concerts. The cost is relatively modest, although I am conscious of the fact that, with the audio resource of the "Performance on Demand" website plus all those big boxes to get through, I may be reaching saturation point. But, as ever with the keen-eared/eyed Bryn, deepest thanks for the pointer to the site.