lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Sep 11, 2012 44,861 0 113 Oakridge, OR Apr 26, 2023 #4,641 ozzy_djman said: G'day hoping this is the right page to ask.... I have RX A6A for B&W surrounds, Rotel Power amp for B&W front speakers.. I can't get the Amplifier to play back 24/192 files from my server. I know that Tidal doesn't play master through the MusicCast app and Apple TV4K has audio streaming limits as well. HOW do I get the higher bitrate audio to play properly please. Cheers Click to expand... Amplifier has nothing to do with playing particular files really, it just amplifies what your gear sends to it. Tidal and mqa is just garbage to begin with. What is all the gear involved and how is it connected? Reactions: ozzy_djman
ozzy_djman said: G'day hoping this is the right page to ask.... I have RX A6A for B&W surrounds, Rotel Power amp for B&W front speakers.. I can't get the Amplifier to play back 24/192 files from my server. I know that Tidal doesn't play master through the MusicCast app and Apple TV4K has audio streaming limits as well. HOW do I get the higher bitrate audio to play properly please. Cheers Click to expand... Amplifier has nothing to do with playing particular files really, it just amplifies what your gear sends to it. Tidal and mqa is just garbage to begin with. What is all the gear involved and how is it connected?
O ozzy_djman Audiophyte May 15, 2020 7 0 1 47 Apr 26, 2023 #4,642 G'day, thanks for replying. Yamaha RX A6A Amp, Rotel 1552 power amp, 4 x B&W 702 floor speakers (front/back), 2 x Tannoy Mercury (front presence), 2 x B&W PV1 subwoofers, Synology NAS server, Apple TV 4K. I have a huge library of 24/96 & 24/192 FLAC music I've collected and want to play the files at their best rate to get the most out of the speakers but I just can't seem to figure it out. Thank you
G'day, thanks for replying. Yamaha RX A6A Amp, Rotel 1552 power amp, 4 x B&W 702 floor speakers (front/back), 2 x Tannoy Mercury (front presence), 2 x B&W PV1 subwoofers, Synology NAS server, Apple TV 4K. I have a huge library of 24/96 & 24/192 FLAC music I've collected and want to play the files at their best rate to get the most out of the speakers but I just can't seem to figure it out. Thank you
O ozzy_djman Audiophyte May 15, 2020 7 0 1 47 Apr 27, 2023 #4,643 lovinthehd said: Amplifier has nothing to do with playing particular files really, it just amplifies what your gear sends to it. Tidal and mqa is just garbage to begin with. What is all the gear involved and how is it connected? Click to expand... ALSO MAAAAAAAAAAAASSSIVE Pink Floyd fan (just saw your profile pic)
lovinthehd said: Amplifier has nothing to do with playing particular files really, it just amplifies what your gear sends to it. Tidal and mqa is just garbage to begin with. What is all the gear involved and how is it connected? Click to expand... ALSO MAAAAAAAAAAAASSSIVE Pink Floyd fan (just saw your profile pic)
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Sep 11, 2012 44,861 0 113 Oakridge, OR Apr 27, 2023 #4,644 ozzy_djman said: ALSO MAAAAAAAAAAAASSSIVE Pink Floyd fan (just saw your profile pic) Click to expand... I must admit back in the early 70s I had a chance to see a live Pink Floyd show....and I opted to chase girls....go figure. Reactions: panteragstk and ozzy_djman
ozzy_djman said: ALSO MAAAAAAAAAAAASSSIVE Pink Floyd fan (just saw your profile pic) Click to expand... I must admit back in the early 70s I had a chance to see a live Pink Floyd show....and I opted to chase girls....go figure.
O ozzy_djman Audiophyte May 15, 2020 7 0 1 47 Apr 27, 2023 #4,645 lovinthehd said: I must admit back in the early 70s I had a chance to see a live Pink Floyd show....and I opted to chase girls....go figure. Click to expand... WHAAAAAAAT Reactions: lovinthehd
lovinthehd said: I must admit back in the early 70s I had a chance to see a live Pink Floyd show....and I opted to chase girls....go figure. Click to expand... WHAAAAAAAT
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Sep 11, 2012 44,861 0 113 Oakridge, OR Apr 27, 2023 #4,646 ozzy_djman said: WHAAAAAAAT Click to expand... Yeah, doesn't make much sense in later years Same with an ELP show. OTOH I did actually work with quite a few great bands back then and usually could attend any show I wanted and worked with many of the major acts.... Reactions: ozzy_djman
ozzy_djman said: WHAAAAAAAT Click to expand... Yeah, doesn't make much sense in later years Same with an ELP show. OTOH I did actually work with quite a few great bands back then and usually could attend any show I wanted and worked with many of the major acts....
O ozzy_djman Audiophyte May 15, 2020 7 0 1 47 Apr 27, 2023 #4,647 SO I just canceled the TIDAL account and purchased a Qubuz Studio account. That has fixed the streaming audio issue. NOW I just have to figure out why the Synology NAS server is capping the bitrate I'm thinking? Reactions: PENG
SO I just canceled the TIDAL account and purchased a Qubuz Studio account. That has fixed the streaming audio issue. NOW I just have to figure out why the Synology NAS server is capping the bitrate I'm thinking?
VASKION Audioholic Nov 9, 2021 101 0 16 44 Apr 27, 2023 #4,648 Another firmware just arrived... RX-A8A/RX-A6A/RX-A4A Firmware Update Ver.1.96 Last edited: Apr 27, 2023 Reactions: ozzy_djman and OldAndSlowDev
ban25 Full Audioholic Nov 8, 2022 269 0 16 Apr 29, 2023 #4,649 ozzy_djman said: SO I just canceled the TIDAL account and purchased a Qubuz Studio account. That has fixed the streaming audio issue. NOW I just have to figure out why the Synology NAS server is capping the bitrate I'm thinking? Click to expand... You probably need a streamer that will support lossless files via SMB. Something like a Bluesound NODE or a Roon server (or both).
ozzy_djman said: SO I just canceled the TIDAL account and purchased a Qubuz Studio account. That has fixed the streaming audio issue. NOW I just have to figure out why the Synology NAS server is capping the bitrate I'm thinking? Click to expand... You probably need a streamer that will support lossless files via SMB. Something like a Bluesound NODE or a Roon server (or both).
M McRibHunter Audiophyte Jun 5, 2023 4 0 1 50 Jun 5, 2023 #4,650 Anyone else YPAO just kills the bass? Ive been tweaking..doesnt seem right
everettT Audioholic Spartan Apr 7, 2016 5,695 0 113 61 Jun 5, 2023 #4,651 McRibHunter said: Anyone else YPAO just kills the bass? Ive been tweaking..doesnt seem right Click to expand... You might wanna describe your setup and room, measurements if you have them, because generally REQ helps bass, not hurts it.
McRibHunter said: Anyone else YPAO just kills the bass? Ive been tweaking..doesnt seem right Click to expand... You might wanna describe your setup and room, measurements if you have them, because generally REQ helps bass, not hurts it.
AcuDefTechGuy Audioholic Jedi Jul 10, 2007 34,056 0 113 Jun 5, 2023 #4,652 McRibHunter said: Anyone else YPAO just kills the bass? Ive been tweaking..doesnt seem right Click to expand... RC may “kill the bass” because they aim to FLATTEN the FR, while many people prefer their bass to be HOT +3dB, +6dB, +9dB. So just manually increase the bass trims and/or boost the sub’s PEQ. Last edited: Jun 5, 2023
McRibHunter said: Anyone else YPAO just kills the bass? Ive been tweaking..doesnt seem right Click to expand... RC may “kill the bass” because they aim to FLATTEN the FR, while many people prefer their bass to be HOT +3dB, +6dB, +9dB. So just manually increase the bass trims and/or boost the sub’s PEQ.
VASKION Audioholic Nov 9, 2021 101 0 16 44 Aug 31, 2023 #4,653 Just stumbled on this picture Does this remind you of something... Reactions: little wing and Trebdp83
little wing Audioholic General Sep 4, 2005 1,174 0 63 Aug 31, 2023 #4,654 VASKION said: Just stumbled on this picture View attachment 63108 Does this remind you of something... Click to expand... Practically a carbon copy, either way.... neither of them looks good to me. I hope my RX A3060 doesn't have to be replaced for a long time.. And when it does, I just might look for an RX A3080 refurb, lol Reactions: 3db
VASKION said: Just stumbled on this picture View attachment 63108 Does this remind you of something... Click to expand... Practically a carbon copy, either way.... neither of them looks good to me. I hope my RX A3060 doesn't have to be replaced for a long time.. And when it does, I just might look for an RX A3080 refurb, lol
OldAndSlowDev Senior Audioholic Oct 14, 2021 512 0 16 50 Quebec, QC, Canada Nov 5, 2023 #4,655 Spent the morning trying to get any streaming service to work with high res audio. The only service that works with MusicCast is AmazonMusic. Got 192/96kHz/24bit FLAC then did back and forth with Airplay AppleMusic. I am sad, it actually makes a very obvious difference. Surprised that Tidal only works in 44.1kHz/16bit with MusicCast. What is your take/experience on high res music ?
Spent the morning trying to get any streaming service to work with high res audio. The only service that works with MusicCast is AmazonMusic. Got 192/96kHz/24bit FLAC then did back and forth with Airplay AppleMusic. I am sad, it actually makes a very obvious difference. Surprised that Tidal only works in 44.1kHz/16bit with MusicCast. What is your take/experience on high res music ?
Trell Audioholic Spartan Dec 12, 2018 7,073 0 63 ::1 Nov 5, 2023 #4,656 The only high-res music I have is about 140 SACD, and that is for the multichannel part and not high-res as such. That beats stereo. Reactions: OldAndSlowDev and isolar8001
The only high-res music I have is about 140 SACD, and that is for the multichannel part and not high-res as such. That beats stereo.
AcuDefTechGuy Audioholic Jedi Jul 10, 2007 34,056 0 113 Nov 5, 2023 #4,657 OldAndSlowDev said: Spent the morning trying to get any streaming service to work with high res audio. The only service that works with MusicCast is AmazonMusic. Got 192/96kHz/24bit FLAC then did back and forth with Airplay AppleMusic. I am sad, it actually makes a very obvious difference. Surprised that Tidal only works in 44.1kHz/16bit with MusicCast. What is your take/experience on high res music ? Click to expand... My take is that if the ORIGINAL music is awesome, then it doesn’t matter if it’s 192/24 vs 44/16 when volume matched. Reactions: Danzilla31
OldAndSlowDev said: Spent the morning trying to get any streaming service to work with high res audio. The only service that works with MusicCast is AmazonMusic. Got 192/96kHz/24bit FLAC then did back and forth with Airplay AppleMusic. I am sad, it actually makes a very obvious difference. Surprised that Tidal only works in 44.1kHz/16bit with MusicCast. What is your take/experience on high res music ? Click to expand... My take is that if the ORIGINAL music is awesome, then it doesn’t matter if it’s 192/24 vs 44/16 when volume matched.
Verdinut Audioholic Spartan Aug 31, 2016 5,997 0 113 86 Montreal, Canada Nov 5, 2023 #4,658 OldAndSlowDev said: Spent the morning trying to get any streaming service to work with high res audio. The only service that works with MusicCast is AmazonMusic. Got 192/96kHz/24bit FLAC then did back and forth with Airplay AppleMusic. I am sad, it actually makes a very obvious difference. Surprised that Tidal only works in 44.1kHz/16bit with MusicCast. What is your take/experience on high res music ? Click to expand... There is actually no difference to be heard between 16 bit/44.1 kHz and 24 bit/96 kHz. The 24-Bit Delusion HD Music, HD Tracks, 24-Bit, 24/192, 24-bit 192KHz, DSD www.mojo-audio.com Last edited: Nov 5, 2023 Reactions: snakeeyes, Danzilla31, everettT and 1 other person
OldAndSlowDev said: Spent the morning trying to get any streaming service to work with high res audio. The only service that works with MusicCast is AmazonMusic. Got 192/96kHz/24bit FLAC then did back and forth with Airplay AppleMusic. I am sad, it actually makes a very obvious difference. Surprised that Tidal only works in 44.1kHz/16bit with MusicCast. What is your take/experience on high res music ? Click to expand... There is actually no difference to be heard between 16 bit/44.1 kHz and 24 bit/96 kHz. The 24-Bit Delusion HD Music, HD Tracks, 24-Bit, 24/192, 24-bit 192KHz, DSD www.mojo-audio.com
T Trebdp83 Audioholic Spartan Oct 27, 2009 5,805 0 36 Nov 5, 2023 #4,659 Using MusicCast, nothing seems to sound better than Qobuz. Hi-res via Qobuz is supported in MusicCast. As was mentioned, Amazon Music hi-res is also supported and sounds great. Airplay 2 supports up to 24/48 BUT, Apple Music will only output 16/44.1 when using it playing Hi-Res tracks from Apple Music. Interestingly, Amazon Music hi-res will go over Airplay 2 up to 24/48 depending on the source device used for playback. Tidal is a mixed bag like others based on the service tier and source device used for playback. Just because a service supports hi-res doesn’t mean it will be available for playback on any given device. Just ask Apple Music users. I’m not convinced hi-res sounds any better than good 16/44.1 these day but I also don’t like devices converting signals for output for one reason or another during playback. Reactions: ozzy_djman, snakeeyes, Danzilla31 and 1 other person
Using MusicCast, nothing seems to sound better than Qobuz. Hi-res via Qobuz is supported in MusicCast. As was mentioned, Amazon Music hi-res is also supported and sounds great. Airplay 2 supports up to 24/48 BUT, Apple Music will only output 16/44.1 when using it playing Hi-Res tracks from Apple Music. Interestingly, Amazon Music hi-res will go over Airplay 2 up to 24/48 depending on the source device used for playback. Tidal is a mixed bag like others based on the service tier and source device used for playback. Just because a service supports hi-res doesn’t mean it will be available for playback on any given device. Just ask Apple Music users. I’m not convinced hi-res sounds any better than good 16/44.1 these day but I also don’t like devices converting signals for output for one reason or another during playback.
3db Audioholic Slumlord Sep 7, 2002 16,484 0 113 65 Ottawa Canada Nov 5, 2023 #4,660 little wing said: Practically a carbon copy, either way.... neither of them looks good to me. I hope my RX A3060 doesn't have to be replaced for a long time.. And when it does, I just might look for an RX A3080 refurb, lol Click to expand... Same here. I also have a 2060 and a 1060. I dont want to replace any of them.
little wing said: Practically a carbon copy, either way.... neither of them looks good to me. I hope my RX A3060 doesn't have to be replaced for a long time.. And when it does, I just might look for an RX A3080 refurb, lol Click to expand... Same here. I also have a 2060 and a 1060. I dont want to replace any of them.
