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I have since removed a few CD quality songs and one or two mediocre productions that ended up in these 24/48 playlists, and today's further listening is turning out to be very rewarding. What I like is the ability to play downloaded higher resolution tracks, iow without any streaming issues...

A few of my favourites as in best sounding ones (some simply 80's pop). Pet Shop Boys - Smash (latest remasters) Michael Jackson - The Essential (Hi-res) Madonna - Vogue and Like A Prayer from Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones (Hi-res), the others from Celebration. Yazoo - Upstairs At Eric's...

Got it sorted with a USB C to HDMI adapter. It works. I compiled a few playlists on Apple Music containing 24 bit 48 kHz and higher, but I capped it to 24/48 just to listen. Sounds quite good. Is it as good as actual hi-res (e.g. Tidal via BubbleUPnP)? I am not convinced the wired-from-ipad...

These are available although a bit expensive. Do they work though? I am trying to connect an iPad to my CA 752BD (it does not accept DAP devices via USB, only storage).

A handful of good hi-res reasons to get Tidal..

The most successful ones ito sales were The Very Best of Eagles (in the USA), Queen Greatest Hits 1 and Abba Gold (in the UK, and probably in SA). I have them as well as Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, The Beatles (1, Red & Blue), Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Dire Straits, Diana Krall and many...

Yes, Tidal and Apple Music have many 24/48 tracks. That's around 2,304 kbps compared to Spotify's 320 kbps at best. And yes, it matters.

Sadly true, yes. Less so with their lossless resolution up to 24:48 (and I like the fact that they categorise this as lossless, not HiRes). But even their lossless is not as straight forward as other streaming services.

Thank you☺️

Two things I need to share. I find the idea of Tidal using "Max" to denote both Hi-res and MQA quite ridiculous. As a joined-again subscriber I like to put together playlists that contain actual hi-res, but it is impossible to do without first verifying the actual resolution. And this you can...

Taylor Swift released her latest, and it is a killer pop album. The above just 3 gems at the end. It is Lorde-like.. quite good! Notice the stream quality from Tidal; spot on Ms. Swift, spot on.

Just for the record (now that I have subscribed to Tidal again), one can access your Tidal library directly via BubbleUPnP and cast Max files in hi-res (up to 24 bit 192 kHz). It also shows which songs are authentic hi-res ("H"), and which are not (the CD quality files that had the MQA "Master"...

I subscribed today to test their hires playback and ended up paying R85.. don't know why..? And it was not worth it, I am afraid. Still some dodgy quality issues. Let's just say my CD rips from an external HD and Apple Music downloads sound better than Tidal 24/96 via BubbleUPnP. That being...

I nowadays have my floorstanders on my rug, without spikes. The rug is a firm, Persian-like one and extends all the way back to the wall behind the speakers. I think it works well, accoustically.

Sad. All this. Time to move on or out, I think.