MQA now on Tidal!
I got mineābut is there a way to find MQA tracks from within Roon? From within the Tidal app for that matter?
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 āWhatās Newā and select āMastersā in the Albums section.
To get the best quality, make sure to select āHiFi/Masterā quality in āSettings" and then select āStreaming".
If you donāt have the TIDAL desktop application, you can find it here: tidal.com/download
Using the desktop app on my MacBook connected to non-MQA DACā¦results are brilliant. The HIFI version dull in comparison to the MASTER.
I can confirm blue light on the meridian explorer 2 so MQA via Roon works for Tidal stream
nice update from Tidal !
Roon, TIDAL and MQA
Yes, but we are talking about Tidal, where there is zero information in Roonā¦
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.
Not found any yet, Joni Mitchell āBlueā is now MQA. I had to go to my copy and search āother versionsā to find it. 48/24 bit
From the current list, Bowie, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Otis Redding, Mark Knopfler, Grateful Dead, Dr. John, John Coltrane, Allen Toussaint, Calexico (I think), Faces, & Janeās Addiction are all available over 48kHz. (Iām sure there are others as well.)
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?