I only know the result. I believe they downsample, but could it be that they store multiple copies of each track? I can imagine them storing an MP3 track in addition to the highest-available Hi-Res track, but it doesn't seem efficient to also store every Hi-Res resolution in-between.

The tracks are delivered to Qobuz from the labels at a specific resolution, and all you're controlling with the app is whether you will stream it at the original or a downsampled level. In my example above, you can see I have selected 24/192 as my maximum, but the track I was playing is natively...

Qobuz apps allow you to select a ceiling for all music, and on mobile apps two ceilings: one for WiFi and one for cellular data. This is from the desktop app:

They've clarified that their "existing MQA catalogue will continue to be available on the platform." For now, I assume. https://www.whathifi.com/news/tidal-is-introducing-hi-res-flac-to-its-hifi-plus-subscription-tier

MQA has entered administration, which is the UK equivalent of US Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But we don't know what this means. This is the best analysis I've seen so far: https://www.ecoustics.com/news/mqa-bankruptcy/ tl;dr summary: they may have done this to enable the separate sale of their...

This is not the MQA thread [that's here] but since we're here, I will share what seems to me the best analysis I've seen so far: https://www.ecoustics.com/news/mqa-bankruptcy/ tl;dr — they may have gone into administration to enable separate sale of their Bluetooth division, while the rest of...

Thanks for the reminder. I thinks I was grandfathered in at a lower monthly rate for a while, and forgot all about it.

I'm not seeing this on my monthly Studio streaming payment, and I'm in the same US state. Could be only for downloads, but I can't imagine why. I also use PayPal for Tidal, to avoid a foreign transaction fee that showed up on my regular credit card years ago.

Thanks for the background. That's the way it works now, but they used to be independently adjustable so clearly you're right they don't have to be tied to Exclusive.

I'm still subscribing to Tidal and Qobuz, endlessly comparing. I've no interest in the other on-demand music streaming services. Have to admit though, I mostly just listen to four CD-quality FLAC streams from internet radio station Radio Paradise. They support MQA only for BlueOS at this time...

Version 2.32.0.12 here. After I toggle Exclusive Mode on, the other two grey out and can't be changed. The solution for me was to first toggle Force Volume on, then toggle Exclusive Mode on. I don't use Passthrough because I've switched back to a Schiit DAC, so I left that toggled off.

Interesting. All I can suggest is to make sure Tidal has exclusive control of the sound in that same settings panel. Can't help beyond that.

The speaker icon at the lower right should be grayed out. If not, from the user menu at the upper left go to "Settings" > "Streaming", under "Sound" next to "Sound Output" click "(More settings)", and select "Force Volume".

All I can suggest is that you also ask in two more places: Audiophile Style has given refuge to the last remnants of the Pono forums here, and before that some of those folks also started a Facebook Group here.

Type an "@" sign in front of "Davy Wentzler" and he's tagged like this: @thepiper92 After reporting your model and problem here, if he requests a log, then in the app open the side menu (the "hamburger menu"), and near the bottom of the list you'll find "Send log to developers".

I hope that's just a temporary solution, and suggest you also report it with your device model here on Head-Fi and tag Davy, then send a log from the app if requested.

That's not happening on my phone, but you can prevent your screen from turning off in UAPP settings > User interface > Always keep screen on.

It says some people can hear the difference and some people can't. And among those who can, some can only describe it in emotional terms. It doesn't mention MQA at all. They used actual 24/192 Hi Res files, like the kind one can stream or buy on Qobuz. (The tree falls in the forest thing was a...

Here's a report that says some people can hear a difference, and some people can't. http://www.doc.gold.ac.uk/~mas03dm/papers/SoundQuality_WilliamsonSouthMullensiefen_ICMPC2014.pdf It seems nobody can really be sure about this. If you can't hear a tree fall in the forest, did it make a sound? :-)

Technically that's a macron not an umlaut, but either way seems very unnecessary, at least for English speakers. "Audio nirvana", we get it. Maybe the pronunciation is more confusing in French? The developer is French. (On the other hand, Americans often say "Zendaya" wrong the other way round...

If you want more options, I mostly listen to Qobuz using LMS/Squeezebox around the house and USB Audio Player Pro on my Android phone. But to match the Qobuz apps' rich full content, Audirvana and/or Roon may be worth their prices.

I think all we get is a changelog for the most recent releases, but at least we have that. This is a screen shot of the desktop app in Settings > About > Versions / Version History / "Read":

Not a direct comparison to Tidal, but the owner of another forum tested Apple Music on an iPhone and a Mac Mini, and got some disappointing results: Apple Music's Lossless and Hi-Res Mess

And here's an academic study that shows some people can't hear any difference, while others can. Among those who can, many are able to describe it only in emotional terms. http://www.doc.gold.ac.uk/~mas03dm/papers/SoundQuality_WilliamsonSouthMullensiefen_ICMPC2014.pdf I can hear it well, but...

I do that with LMS/Squeezebox.