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2.4.3 Setting up a Tidal account, I get an error “Sorry, no flowId is set up…”.2.4.2 I can only play Tidal on one of my Linn DS/DSM's.2.4.1 Tidal keeps rejecting my Login on Kazoo/Linn App.
#QOBUZ VS TIDAL 2021 PLUS#
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Quote from: rpf on, 03:40 pm Apparently, the volume control issue isn't the only thing affecting the sound quality of different services. Do all volume setting downstream or preferably in the analog stage. So after you get your Tidal set, don't change it. Anything higher and you run the risk of clipping.īTW recording engineer and college professor Mark Waldrep confirmed to me that digital volume controls reduce resolution as they get lowe and lower below unity. This turned out to be about 2/3-3/4 way on the Tidal slider.
#QOBUZ VS TIDAL 2021 FULL#
Main thing is, you want the input signal as loud as it can be without clipping on a full scale peak.You'll need to find a way to meter the output of Tidal playing the test tone and adjust the meter (Set to 'Peak') to read the same as the spec on the test tone. Only prob is these are both Mac-only apps but there is doubtless some equivalent if you're on Windows, which you probably are. I also have plugin called MyMeter2 which helps.
#QOBUZ VS TIDAL 2021 MAC#
On Mac I use a utility called SoundSource which has tiny little meters that are not useful for much- but they do change color to red when the input signal clips. If you are on Tidal, they have some sound test albums (search 'Test Tones')with calibrated tones on them which can be used. No!! Really loud peaks will send hard clipping downstream into your DAC if the slider is maxed (unless they've fixed it). I never tried Tidal but Qobuz was clearly superior in sound to Amazon when I tried both at the beginning of this year. Anyway the first issue remains and there may be other issues around the how music is streamed by the various services. They don't use Exclusive mode or give you the option for that so it's really so so sonically."Īccording to posters on AS, although Amazon does now have Exclusive mode, it doesn't work. if you don't they complain and tell you to change it. They kind of assume you have the default rate at the max. But here are the two big problems.Ī) The(y) use an adaptive streaming method which means that first off the music is not bit true and the quality varies depending on your link speed and the servers ability to send content.ī) They resample all incoming music to the highest sample rate selected. I am not sure if it will be upgraded and I have already seen some changes since day 1. "Anyway, Amazon's service is not really that great at this time. Qobuz is clear winner for CD quality stuff and given Tidal's low ratio of MQA to CD catalog, plus it's higher monthly cost, I'll be sticking with Qobuz.Īpparently, the volume control issue isn't the only thing affecting the sound quality of different services. Tidal MQA produces best overall sound in Hi-Rez category. Appreciate your insight.įWIW, got a couple more weeks trials left with Tidal & Qobuz. Different services varying in SQ, just did not make sense to me. "ĭB Cooper, thanks so much for your explanation. Given that both services stream 16-bit/44.1 Khz & 24-bit 96Khz/ 192Khz, and over the same system downstream. Though unexpected, I tried out Qobuz and IMHO, it was clearly better sounding than Amazon HD on both CD quality and Hi-Rez. The comparison was specifically with Amazon HD, but I noted differences versus Tidal as well. Quote from: strateahed on, 04:00 am No takers on another forum from the following post.