Re: [slim] Tidal 'HD' resolutions?

2014-11-24 Thread Linvincible
Furry wrote: I think this has probably been discussed elsewhere on this forum, but I haven't been able to locate the answer. Whereas Qobuz streams 16bit/44.1kHz 'CD-quality' as FLAC, Tidal states that it streams FLAC at 1411kbps. So, does Tidal (I haven't tried it yet) stream higher

Re: [slim] Tidal 'HD' resolutions?

2014-11-24 Thread cliveb
Linvincible wrote: 1411 is 32*44.1 or 16*88.2 which is a bit weird 24*48 is 1152 so that's still possible too I would have liked 24*96... You forgot that things are stereo, so you need to add another factor of two. 1411 kbps is 16 bit, 44.1 kHz, 2 channel - ie. CD quality stereo. I don't

Re: [slim] Tidal 'HD' resolutions?

2014-11-24 Thread RonM
When I rip a CD to flac, I get somewhat variable reports on the achieved bit rate, which depends on the nature of the content. 1411 kbps is within the range typically reported, so I'd say their broadcast is CD quality. LMS on a dedicated music server (FitPC3) Transporter (ethernet) - main

[slim] Tidal 'HD' resolutions?

2014-11-23 Thread Furry
I think this has probably been discussed elsewhere on this forum, but I haven't been able to locate the answer. Whereas Qobuz streams 16bit/44.1kHz 'CD-quality' FLAC, Tidal states that it streams FLAC at 1411kbps. So, does Tidal (I haven't tried it yet) stream at higher resolution, e.g. stuff