TLDR;
I’d like to be able to select which version of an album I prefer (Tidal vs. Local) and have Roon always use that version.
Full story:
I’ve got a decent sized collection of rips from CD dating back to the 80s. If you remember right, mastering on CDs back then left a lot to be desired.
Often, I’ve purchased remastered versions of the CD, and updated my library, but there’s a non-zero number of discs that still sound like AM radio, playing in my sweater drawer.
Tidal to the rescue! Many of those albums are available, in remastered form via my Tidal subscription. If I could choose Tidal as the preferred version of the album, my problem would be solved.
Why not always prefer Tidal? Well, the loudness wars have ruined many an album during the remastering process. Don’t get me started on how badly Dark Side of the Moon has been butchered…
With the album in question click “other versions” this will show - view album on Tidal. View the album and add it to your collection.
The choose it as the primary version in the other versions tab.
SJB.
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kneville
(A feral ghoul cannot abide a chicken. )
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This doesn’t quite work out for me, @Sloop_John_B. When I’m playing the ‘Radio’ and shuffling my library, mp3 files play even though I’ve already added the Tidal 14/44.1 version to my library. I started a thread describing this activity a while back, and, in fact, just posted there again today to say I’m still seeing this behavior in the current release of Roon, but no one else as had anything to add.