Left Channel
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My two-month Qobuz trial period ended a couple of weeks ago. I assumed Qobuz would just delete the trial account but that didn't happen. I can still log in. My account appears to be limited to 320k playback. I'm not able to upgrade until Qobuz officially launches, which makes sense. I've tried listening at 320k and have found that the Windows 10 desktop client is not stable, at least on my machine. Playback sometimes just stops. Other times a track will stop playing before finishing and the next track will start. I'm only mentioning it because it's gotten worse recently. I've gone back to Tidal and will probably stay with them. Still, I'm sure Qobuz will eventually launch in the US and provide a great product. For those of you in the beta, enjoy Qobuz. I still think the sound quality bettered that of Tidal.
Now that your trial has expired you may have only sample tracks available in the app, at 320k and with a (30 second?) time limitation. But it seems to me you ought to be able to get into the beta now, and I wonder if you can do that by contacting customer service rather than getting in line via the normal beta sign-up page.
For most other issues with the Windows app, the Qobuz USA product manager has promised that the next update will improve performance. I take it that means an update numbered higher than the version 5.0.2 we currently have, and not the small build update I received today.