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Edit: it's not that stable you can't stream and download at the same time without risking corruption. Can't plug in to a laptop and mount as usb storage device either while downloaded. Instant corruption, resulting in not being able to download anymore tracks.
So the latest Qobuz Android app installed fine from Google Play Store. And I was able to login, stream, and download music for offline playback. This was surprising, as I thought I had tried some time back and it didn't work. Some caveats:
0) cd quality only
1) make sure you have plenty of space. I went into storage and wiped the 128gb storage clean. I had trouble with stability until I wiped
2) you might need to turn on location services in order to login.
3) the login display is clipped; you have to type a couple of letters of your email and password "blind"; try logging in on the web first to make sure your credentials are as you remember them
4) streaming anything other that CD quality* doesn't work. Furthermore, it corrupts the app forcing you to uninstall and reinstall it
5) downloading anything other than CD quality* will also corrupt the app. I tried to recover by going into Qobuz storage settings and deleting every storage pool to no avail. I didn't try that hard though, as reinstalling, painful as it is, was quicker
6) so immediately go into settings and set streaming AND import/download on WiFi to CD quality
*24 bit/44.2khz does seem to work. It seems the higher bit rate is the problem, not the bit width.
My playlists/favorites has a mix of CD quality and high res tracks/albums, so being able to load the lower quality versions was kind of critical.
For some reason, my 2.4ghz WiFi was glitch-free compared to 5ghz, so try that too.
The interface is slow as usual, but no slower than Tidal. Fairly stable too. (Don't try to go the the downloaded tracks while things are downloading -- that seems to cause a hang.) To my shame, I stream exclusively, so not having Tidal was going to be a deal breaker. I mean, I'm not leaving house or anything, but the ZX2 also functions as the front end for my Andromedas, and I've really been missing that sound.
FWIW, Qobuz is cheaper than Tidal too.
So the latest Qobuz Android app installed fine from Google Play Store. And I was able to login, stream, and download music for offline playback. This was surprising, as I thought I had tried some time back and it didn't work. Some caveats:
0) cd quality only
1) make sure you have plenty of space. I went into storage and wiped the 128gb storage clean. I had trouble with stability until I wiped
2) you might need to turn on location services in order to login.
3) the login display is clipped; you have to type a couple of letters of your email and password "blind"; try logging in on the web first to make sure your credentials are as you remember them
4) streaming anything other that CD quality* doesn't work. Furthermore, it corrupts the app forcing you to uninstall and reinstall it
5) downloading anything other than CD quality* will also corrupt the app. I tried to recover by going into Qobuz storage settings and deleting every storage pool to no avail. I didn't try that hard though, as reinstalling, painful as it is, was quicker
6) so immediately go into settings and set streaming AND import/download on WiFi to CD quality
*24 bit/44.2khz does seem to work. It seems the higher bit rate is the problem, not the bit width.
My playlists/favorites has a mix of CD quality and high res tracks/albums, so being able to load the lower quality versions was kind of critical.
For some reason, my 2.4ghz WiFi was glitch-free compared to 5ghz, so try that too.
The interface is slow as usual, but no slower than Tidal. Fairly stable too. (Don't try to go the the downloaded tracks while things are downloading -- that seems to cause a hang.) To my shame, I stream exclusively, so not having Tidal was going to be a deal breaker. I mean, I'm not leaving house or anything, but the ZX2 also functions as the front end for my Andromedas, and I've really been missing that sound.
FWIW, Qobuz is cheaper than Tidal too.
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