Why is Roon radio playing lower quality music from Tidal than my local library?

[dylan (Dylan Caudill)]

Hi @Larry_Gelman,

There are a variety of factors that go into which version of an album is played by Roon Radio. It is not currently possible to set Roon Radio to only play the highest quality version.

For more information I definitely recommend checking out this feature request where our Manager of Product explains the reasoning:

Radio playback chooses Tidal MP3 over Qobuz CD quality

Hey everyone, I understand there have been some questions about why Roon Radio picks lower quality version of a song when higher quality copies of the same song are available. First off, it’s important to understand that the goal of Roon Radio, generally speaking, is to pick the best possible music for you. These selections are based on what we know about you, and the content Radio started on (also known as “the seed”). A number of complex factors are involved in determining what the best song…