MQA now on Tidal!


#1

Roon 1.3 and sonicTransporter
(Jim Austin) #2

I got mine–but is there a way to find MQA tracks from within Roon? From within the Tidal app for that matter?


#3

How can I listen to TIDAL Masters (master-quality recordings)?
All you need is a TIDAL HiFi membership to access thousands of master-quality albums only through the TIDAL desktop application.

When you are in the TIDAL desktop application, go to ā€œWhat’s Newā€ and select ā€œMastersā€ in the Albums section.

To get the best quality, make sure to select ā€œHiFi/Masterā€ quality in ā€œSettings" and then select ā€œStreaming".

If you don’t have the TIDAL desktop application, you can find it here: tidal.com/download


#4


#5

Using the desktop app on my MacBook connected to non-MQA DAC…results are brilliant. The HIFI version dull in comparison to the MASTER.


#6

Also, tested and working in Roon!


#7

I can confirm blue light on the meridian explorer 2 so MQA via Roon works for Tidal stream :slight_smile:

nice update from Tidal !


Roon, TIDAL and MQA
(Nick) #8

Just need a tweak to Roon signal path so that we can see it is a Tidal MQA file.


(Ludwig van Marbach) #9

And in all the browsers.


#10

non streamed MQA files already have this…


(Ludwig van Marbach) #11

Yes, but we are talking about Tidal, where there is zero information in Roon…


#12

Indeed only the 24 bit give it away (and the blue dot on the DAC :slight_smile: )


#13

Come on train get me home to the music faster…


(Chris ) #14

The Smiths has lit the Blue light on my Explorer 2. Yipee.


(Mike) #15

Are any of these playing at a res higher than 24/48? There are a few on the Tidal page that I have at 24/88.2 or 24/96.


(Chris ) #16

Not found any yet, Joni Mitchell ā€˜Blue’ is now MQA. I had to go to my copy and search ā€˜other versions’ to find it. 48/24 bit


(Mike) #17

From the current list, Bowie, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Otis Redding, Mark Knopfler, Grateful Dead, Dr. John, John Coltrane, Allen Toussaint, Calexico (I think), Faces, & Jane’s Addiction are all available over 48kHz. (I’m sure there are others as well.)


#18

according to Tidal’s FAQ thousands of albums…


(Ron Sanders) #19

Why only on desktop?


(Miguel Barrio) #20

What about software decoding? It looks like Tidal is decoding MQA to a high res PCM stream (I have not verified this myself).

Will this be implemented in Roon as well?