[Zojokkeli]

Are there regional restrictions on Tidal? For example I can find Metallica's albums, but all the songs are greyed out and can't play them.

 

[Moosi]

Are there regional restrictions on Tidal? For example I can find Metallica's albums, but all the songs are greyed out and can't play them.

I think we have just found them. That 1977 remaster album isn't on Spotify either. It is only in Tidal and I live in Finland. I am wondering if the "european" playlist is the same as the UK version then. 

 

[Moosi]

   
In the U.S., this album is not available on Tidal HiFi, so far as I can tell - I've searched every way I can imagine...
 

That isn't fair . From my point of view of marketing it should available in the U.S and not only in the EU. Jay-Z needs to fix this .

 

[pedalhead]

I have a Tidal USA subscription, and a Spotify UK sub...that Billy Joel album is available on Spotify UK (but as others have already said, not on Tidal, or it seems Spotify, USA).

 

[Baroninkjet]

Similar to the way some things on Youtube won't play in the US, I guess.

 

[razorpakk]

I'm torn between Tidal and Qobuz, does the Tidal desktop app allow Wasapi exclusive mode (can't try myself as I've already spent the trial)?
 
I'm enjoying Qobuz but I miss how Tidal lets you discover new music.

 

[mayassa]

I noticed more and more Artists Albums are greyed out in the US, Tidal says its not allowed to be streamed.  I doubt it will be fixed in the near term, until they pay the Artists for the rights.  Every night is the same for me no HiFi due to Tidal experiencing band with problems.  Time to cancel for a while to see what happens in time.  I will stick to my library 124 Gig of ripped CD's and Sirius in the car.

 

[pedalhead]

  I'm torn between Tidal and Qobuz, does the Tidal desktop app allow Wasapi exclusive mode (can't try myself as I've already spent the trial)?
 
I'm enjoying Qobuz but I miss how Tidal lets you discover new music.

 
You can choose an output sound device in the Tidal client...I'm using JRiver WDM driver for example.

 

[razorpakk]

   
You can choose an output sound device in the Tidal client...I'm using JRiver WDM driver for example.

So the only way to bypass windows mixer is paying 50$ for Jriver?
 
EDIT: purchased a month worth of Tidal, I'll use Jriver trial.
 
Sent them an email asking for DPI scaling, the desktop app has no customization whatsoever.

 

[PeterBandu]

Thanks for this, as a newbie I didn't know this site existed but I'll give it a try now.

 

[razorpakk]

  So the only way to bypass windows mixer is paying 50$ for Jriver?
 
EDIT: purchased a month worth of Tidal, I'll use Jriver trial.
 
Sent them an email asking for DPI scaling, the desktop app has no customization whatsoever.

Hello,

Thank you for contacting TIDAL customer support.

WASAPI and ASIO are features that our product development team is currently investigating on supporting in the future. With regards to the desktop application looking grainy on hi-res displays, we are aware of this issue, and when the desktop application is updated, it will support hi-res displays. In the meantime you can use the web player via Google Chrome, which does support hi-res displays.

 

So far really happy with it, especially for how it leads you to explore new music.

 

[pedalhead]

FYI, I've been playing around a bit today and it's looking like the glitches I've been experiencing with Tidal audio are down to the JRiver WDM driver.  Take that out of the equation and I'm getting smooth playback.

 

[Turrican2]

FYI, I've been playing around a bit today and it's looking like the glitches I've been experiencing with Tidal audio are down to the JRiver WDM driver.  Take that out of the equation and I'm getting smooth playback.

I tend to use tidal via my squeezebox touch, never experienced any glitches in the past 2 months .

 

[tuna47]

They just updated their Apple interface much easier to find artists etc about time

 

[Maelob]

One thing I experience in my iphone, is that it take a long time to download an album at HIFI rate via WIFI.   How long does it normally take to download one album.   Just want to double check, just in case is an issue with my phone or connection.  Once i download the album it works nice, just little annoying the whole downloading process.