iBasso Dx220 and Tidal and Amazon Music HD
Sep 24, 2020 at 5:58 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 2

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1) iBasso DX220 and Tidal:
I play Tidal on my iBasso DX220 Digital Audio player(DAP). I downloaded an MQA track with the resolution 24/352.8 from the 2L website and the iBasso decoded the MQA tract at 24/352.8. When I play the exact same MQA tract with a resolution of 24/353.8 on Tidal, my player the DX220 player will only decode that track at 24/176.4 instead of 353.8. I have my settings on Tidal at the Master settings for streaming and thr highest quality on the DX220.. Is this a limitation of Tidal? How can i get MQA decoding at 353.8 on Tidal? Thanks.

2)iBasso DX220 and Amazon Music HD
On Amazon Music HD on the DX220, with a tract that is shown as Ultra HD, when you press on the Ultra HD logo, you get the details regarding the resolution. The quality of the song is showed as 24/192. I have the streaming settings on the DX220 at the highest level. The capacity of the device (the DX220) is shown only as 24 bit 48 KHz instead of 24/192, which is incorrect. Then the info indicates that the song is played at 24/48 instead of 24/192. Would you have any ideas how to have the Amazon Music recognize the capacity of the DX220 as 24/192?

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Sep 27, 2020 at 3:39 PM Post #2 of 2
As far as my number 2 point, I have found this:

As per the FAQ for Android: Most Android devices released since 2014 can support HD/Ultra HD playback (up to 48kHz). Please ensure that your device is running on Android Lollipop, or later.

So it seems that the max resolution you can get on an Android device is 24 bit/48 KHz Instead of the max resolution of 24 bit/192 KHz. What a bummer when you have audiophile grade portable Android devices that can play much higher resolution. Plse Amazon, give us a firmware app update that does not limit the resolution on Android devices like it is available on other streaming services like Tidal, Quobuz, Primephonic.

SO BEWARE ANDROID USERS, YOU ARE LIMITED TO THE RESOLUTION OF 24 BIT/48 KHZ INSTEAD OF THE MAX RESOLUTION OF 24 BIT/192 KHZ.
 
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