[canali]

So do you think they will come out with masters via iOS app? I don't have a lap top and only stream hiding via the app? Also, will you be able to get this quality straight out vs via dac so I could just use. Pair of el8s? But I assume I won't get it from my chord tt into my gs mk2? Thanks

What I am also wondering is can we do off-line downloads of masters for our music as we do with hi-fi download off-line

 

[Steve Wilcox]

You can't download for offline listening on the desktop app. Since the 'masters' are only currently available on the desktop app I presume the answer to the above is currently no. However, there had previously been plans to make offline listening available on the desktop - I don't know if this is still the case. And I don't know if offline will be available when the masters become available on mobile apps?

 

[Soundizer]

Apologies to ask a silly question. Is there a Offline mode for Tidal on a Mac or PC?

 

[harpo1]

Apologies to ask a silly question. Is there a Offline mode for Tidal on a Mac or PC?

No.

 

[maul]

I wish the "masters" codec wasn't lossy.

 

[JohnnyCakes]

dear god this Tidal Masters sounds SPECTACULAR.

 

[Soundizer]

dear god this Tidal Masters sounds SPECTACULAR.

Are you using a DAC with MQA decoding capability?

 

[canali]

good to see Audioquest doing a firmware upgrade
on their black/red dragonflys to support MQA...
 
i also asked on the iFi micro idsd thread if iFi will be doing similar.

 

[peterinvan]

Meridian Explorer2 DAC decodes MQA nicely. 
 
Listening through Windows Tidal as well as Roon.
 
Enjoying the enhanced SQ (better formed bass, clear highs, improved soundstage).

 

[peterinvan]

  How are you guys telling which album is MQA, other than going through the Master tab in What's New? I saw from an earlier post there are more than what's shown in that tab. Is there a way to see what format is an album in? 

On my Meridian Explorer2 the LEDs show Blue/White/White.  In Roon, you can see the stream data:
 

 

[Steve Wilcox]

I've connected my Mojo to my laptop.  Playing Masters and this is confirmed at the bottom right of the Tidal screen.  However, in Settings I have the screen below and the Mojo shows red light indicating a 44 KHz stream. I don't have the option of Exclusive Mode to bypass Windows settings.  I'm aware that the Mojo won't decode the MQA stream so I will have to allow my laptop to do this but I believe I should be able to get a higher resolution stream.
 
Any suggestions would be gratefully received?
 
 

 

[English John]

I have bluesound, but my control screen (using a kindle fire) for tidal doesn't show the masters tab in the albums area. How did you find the masters albums to play?

 

[harpo1]

  I have bluesound, but my control screen (using a kindle fire) for tidal doesn't show the masters tab in the albums area. How did you find the masters albums to play?

It's only available from their desktop app.

 

[harpo1]

  I've connected my Mojo to my laptop.  Playing Masters and this is confirmed at the bottom right of the Tidal screen.  However, in Settings I have the screen below and the Mojo shows red light indicating a 44 KHz stream. I don't have the option of Exclusive Mode to bypass Windows settings.  I'm aware that the Mojo won't decode the MQA stream so I will have to allow my laptop to do this but I believe I should be able to get a higher resolution stream.
 
Any suggestions would be gratefully received?
 
 

Do you have the mojo driver installed?  I don't see the mojo listed there.

 

[Steve Wilcox]

  Do you have the mojo driver installed?  I don't see the mojo listed there.

Yep, the Mojo driver's installed and it's playing - it's just not coming up in the list in Tidal Settings.  I don't generally use my Mojo with my laptop - I have it connected to my main Hi Fi which receives a digital Tidal stream from a Sonos Connect - but this doesn't handle higher than CD resolution streams.
 
Thanks very much for help though - I did have to double check this!