New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
Sep 15, 2019 at 11:07 AM Post #7,112 of 9,411
That particular release in Tidal sounds more tolerable than Qobuz's as Tidal seems to "dullify" the song and Qobuz exposes the bad recording_ in my opinion. But yeah, you are right, I hear "clipping" or something awful. Yikes.

For the other release that sounds fine, which one do you prefer_ Qobuz or Tidal?

Also, in your experience do you find this Qobuz issue prevalent?

I have had too many issues with Qobuz on any Andriod device, not just A&K ones. Downloading large album list either fails or crashes the device. I tried it on Sp1000m, Sp1000 and DX220 and all the same issues.

On the iOS device, it works perfectly. It's such a pity as I too prefer the Qobuz sound to Tidal.
 
Sep 15, 2019 at 12:23 PM Post #7,113 of 9,411
@JasonNYC hi i have sp1000m and tidal when i play master quality using tidal ( i have the master account subscription) it keeps stuttering or cutting off, when i change the streaming quality to hifi then no cut offs or drops.
on my pc when i play master quality albums no drops or cut offs

i tried changing dns to cloudfare still same issue

i am bit annoyed by this, and would like to know if there is a solution to this
Are you experiencing the issue in the embedded Tidal app or the Android Tidal app that is sideloaded via Open App?
 
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Sep 15, 2019 at 12:41 PM Post #7,114 of 9,411
Are you experiencing the issue in the embedded Tidal app or the Android Tidal app that is sideloaded via Open App?
itt got solved as it was my internet provider ip issue
 
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Sep 16, 2019 at 2:33 AM Post #7,115 of 9,411
Hey guys,

I’m very happy with my SP1000Cu and plan to use it heavily for the next years. It already has a couple of years on it’s shoulder, but holds up well. No issues at all and I’m asking just in case.

My question: how would one go about asking for a replacement battery if you live in Germany. I have contacted IRiver germany, but didn’t get an answer.

Does the dap have to be shipped outside of the EU for that? Can the replacement be done by third party services?
 
Sep 16, 2019 at 3:49 PM Post #7,118 of 9,411
Hey guys,

I’m very happy with my SP1000Cu and plan to use it heavily for the next years. It already has a couple of years on it’s shoulder, but holds up well. No issues at all and I’m asking just in case.

My question: how would one go about asking for a replacement battery if you live in Germany. I have contacted IRiver germany, but didn’t get an answer.

Does the dap have to be shipped outside of the EU for that? Can the replacement be done by third party services?
For battery replacement in the EU, it would be sent to our EU repair center in Germany. You can find out more information about EU repairs here - https://www.iriver.com/support/RMA_001.asp
 
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Sep 17, 2019 at 8:48 AM Post #7,119 of 9,411
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That particular release in Tidal sounds more tolerable than Qobuz's as Tidal seems to "dullify" the song and Qobuz exposes the bad recording_ in my opinion. But yeah, you are right, I hear "clipping" or something awful. Yikes.

For the other release that sounds fine, which one do you prefer_ Qobuz or Tidal?

Also, in your experience do you find this Qobuz issue prevalent?

I don't know in below track, in about 1:59 to 2:05 there are 3times tiny instrument sounds on R channel, which is more realistic. But the instrument's decay time is longer on Qobuz than on Tidal.
To my ears I like the way it sounds on Tidal.
Turn volume enough or we will not hear the difference.

At 02:20 ( I feel you slipping awayyy...) tidal exposed less noise(don't know it belongs to the record or playback process).
May be qobuz is more analytical, detail, tidal more musical?
 
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Sep 17, 2019 at 4:21 PM Post #7,121 of 9,411
Has anyone tried Amazon Music HD on their SP1000?

This service was announced only a few hours ago :D and you want SPK impressions already? :wink:
 
Sep 17, 2019 at 4:24 PM Post #7,122 of 9,411
This service was announced only a few hours ago :D and you want SPK impressions already? :wink:

I just wanted to know if anyone is having issues playing songs on SP1000 with the Amazon Music App. Mine does not seem to work when I select Play on the device.
 
Sep 17, 2019 at 4:30 PM Post #7,123 of 9,411
Has anyone tried Amazon Music HD on their SP1000?
I am having issues with the new version of the app - 16.2.2 on the SE100 and SP1000M. No issues with the new app on KANN CUBE or SR15. The previous version works without issue. I'm in the process of putting together a report for our dev team to look into.
 
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Sep 17, 2019 at 4:37 PM Post #7,124 of 9,411
I am having issues with the new version of the app - 16.2.2 on the SE100 and SP1000M. No issues with the new app on KANN CUBE or SR15. The previous version works without issue. I'm in the process of putting together a report for our dev team to look into.
What issues are you experiencing? On mine when I click play nothing happens
 
Sep 17, 2019 at 4:42 PM Post #7,125 of 9,411
What issues are you experiencing? On mine when I click play nothing happens
the same. I get a spinning circle, then it eventually times out. On the KANN CUBE and SR15, it begins playing immediately. Looks like an issue with our Octa-core CPU based players, as it is playing without issue on our quad-core cpu based players.
 
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