As I stated above, I am a big fan of Tidal Streaming. I noticed that Sonic Studio's recently released Amarra for Tidal Streaming (see press release below). The cost is $39. Has anyone tried used Amarra for Tidal?
http://www.sonicstudio.com/amarra/aft
Sonic Studio Reveals Definitive TIDAL Delivery Platform
Company announces Amarra for TIDAL streaming music player for Mac and Windows
15 MAY 2015
FAIRFAX, CA — Sonic Studio, US manufacturer of high performance music software, outlined the upcoming release of version 1.0 of Amarra for TIDAL. The latest member of the technology family, Amarra for TIDAL joins Amarra, Amarra Hifi, Amarra sQ+ and Amarra Symphony High Resolution Audio (HRA) player software for higher fidelity music enjoyment.
Recent trends in consumer audio have hastened the rise in popularity of HRA, including new higher resolution, network streaming services. Sweden–based TIDAL, controlled by Jay-Z’s Project Panther Bidco, leads the way with their massive multimedia library and strong artist support. Built using the Amarra Audio Engine, an optimized audio pipeline bypassing the computer’s audio software, Amarra for TIDAL is ready for a truly hi–fi exploration of TIDAL’s vast music collection. Being software–only, Amarra for TIDAL is future–proof and easily upgradable as TIDAL’s services evolve toward even higher fidelity.
Developed in conjunction with TIDAL’s engineers, Amarra for TIDAL delivers “bit–perfect,” high resolution music. The Amarra Remote feature for iOS frees users to control their music throughout the home. With support for both Macintosh OS X 10.9 and 10.10 as well as Windows 7 and 8, it is a true cross–platform solution that provides the best fidelity available for playback of TIDAL’s 44.1kHz, 16 bit streaming music service.
Amarra for TIDAL includes professional–grade Sonic EQ and 14 factory presets providing compensation curves for popular headphone models from Apple, Audeze, Grado and others, while additional presets address popular music genres, from acoustic and classical to jazz and rock. Users may also personalize their presets and save them to be recalled at any time.
Founder and company President Jonathan Reichbach saw that, with the emergence of high resolution audio services like TIDAL from Aspiro, the integration of Amarra can provide substantial benefits to streaming audio listeners. “The days of the MP3 are finally over,” Reichbach said, “...and thanks to Amarra for TIDAL, streaming an endless library of songs now sounds better than ever before.”
Amarra for TIDAL is the ultimate music playback solution for streaming audio, and will be available from the Sonic Studio web site for US$39.95, while the free Amarra Remote app will be available from the iTunes Music Store. For more information on the entire Amarra family, visit Sonic’s web site at SONICSTUDIO.COM or e–mail sales@sonicstudio.com. |
I finally found 100 Tracks 03.04.2015 and agree that it is a "musical goldmine". Did Tidal create this playlist? If not, who did? Is the 100 Tracks 03.04.2015 playlist fixed or will the tracks change (be updated) over time? Is there a similar playlist for classical music? |
100 Tracks 03.04.2015, Acoustic Covers, Working Class Rock and Spotify 60-80s playlists have been described above. For example, as noted above, "The 100 Track Playlist" was created by Chris Connaker of Computer Audiophile. If I do not know the name of a playlist, where do I search in Tidal to find what other playlists that are available (non Tidal created)? Is there a playlist for classical music? |
Tidal Streaming Customer Service is excellent. For example, I asked "Does Tidal have playlists for Classical music?". Their response is below:
"You can go to genres, and then select classical music. Here you will see a variety of content. While this is not our entire classical music catalog, this is just a start. We have playlists, albums, and some featured tracks on the genre page.
If you go to the Artist / Composer page you can use the appears on section to find albums where that Artist / Composer is featured a long side with other classical music. I find the Appears On section on the the best for finding new music based on an Artist that I enjoy listening to.
Another alternative is to use our partner Roon. They have spent years developing a huge metadata search engine which provides users with some incredible search flexibility and power. Roon is a paid service, but they do offer a 30 day trial. Here you can search for your favorite composer and see every instance of their work on TIDAL.
For classical music lovers, it is definitely an application to check out".
Roon looks very interesting. Does anyone have any experience using Roon? |
I also like listening to Tidal Streaming music because it is easy to use and I love the variety. Of course, the best part is their excellent uncompressed sound quality. In addition, I can change my mind on an album and quickly find a different album to listen to. The flexibility and sound quality of Tidal is a big listening plus for me.
Tidal music selections are improving and additional albums are always being added. There is a very slight delay when starting music on Tidal and another slight delay from song to song. This is not a problem for me since the sound quality is very good.
Tidal also offers various play lists you can select or you select your own album. Another advantage with Tidal is that you can select an album and then page down to see additional albums by that artist. Tidal Streaming is ONLY available on the Chrome browser so I installed it on my MAC Book Pro computer.
You need to decide if the Tidal $20 per month charge is worth it. I feel the Tidal sound quality is well worth the $20. I suggest you give Tidal a try for one month and then decide.
Tidal Customer Service is excellent. Last week, I discovered that Tidal played one song from an album and stopped. I immediately contacted Tidal and they very quickly reported they had a temporary outage on their server’s; as a result there were a variety of playback errors that occurred. Everything is operating smoothly now. They stated they were very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused and are working very hard to make sure this does not happen again.
I highly recommend Tidal Streaming. |
Please see the link below for "ClassicsOnline HD•LL. It is the first HD (high-definition) and Lossless (CD quality) classical music streaming service".
www.classicsonlinehd
The info below was copied from their web site:
"ClassicsOnline HD•LL is the first HD (high-definition) and Lossless (CD quality) classical music streaming service to use adaptive bitrate streaming technology which allows subscribers to listen to classical music at the highest possible sound quality available on their home or mobile networks with minimal loss of sound quality. Over 60,000 classical music albums from the world’s most pristine labels including Naxos, Sony Classical, Harmonia Mundi, Chandos and many, many more are available for streaming and downloading at recording quality up to 192khz/24bit. Full album downloads are also available in high-definition, lossless (CD Quality), and MP3 formats.
ClassicsOnline HD•LL offers a wide range of classical music from the world’s leading independent and major labels for both streaming and downloading. High Definition (HD) recordings which exceed CD quality are available as are CD quality recordings which we call "Lossless".
Over 60,000 albums are available from hundreds of labels including: Harmonia Mundi, Sony Classical, BIS, Chandos, Naive, Naxos, BBC Legends, LSO Live, Pentatone, Ondine, Delos , Signum, Hungaraton, and many more. To see the complete list of labels currently on ClassicsOnline HD•LL, go to "Search," click on the "Advanced" box, and open up the "Label" dropdown box. All albums available to download are also available for streaming with a streaming subscription.
ClassicsOnline HD•LL subscribers stream at the highest audio bit-rate quality that the network connection can support. With a good network connection, subscribers can stream 16-bit and 24-bit music. No other music access service streams lossless audio higher than 16-bit, 44.1 kHz quality today utilizing our advanced "Adaptive Bit Rate Streaming" technology. The cost is $14.99 for a monthly subscription (First 28 days of listening FREE) or $149 for a yearly subscription (receive 2 months free)”. |
This is an outstanding list of excellent recordings assembled by Philip from On Higher Note (Luxman, Mola-Mola, Vivid speakers, etc) and Randy Cribb of Audio Advice for Tidal. If you do not have Tidal Streaming, maybe you should consider it. Uncompressed music at $19.95 per month. This playlist is has great songs and is wonderful to listen to.
http://onahighernote.com/blog/2015/07/17/box-of-fun-playlist/ |
theo1124, Please send your feedback about missing classical artists and albums to Tidal Streaming. While there is no guarantee they will include the items you listed above, it is very important for them to hear their classical musical catalog needs to be updated with additional artists, etc. Tidal needs to hear from its users what classical (or other) artists and recordings are missing from their catalog. Unfortunately, I know that Tidal needs a legal contract with the artists and/or distributor of these recordings so this process may take some time. There is a artist feedback form on their web site to summit your requests. Thanks.
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Jer, You above post indicates "The biggest deal breaker for you is buffering". When I first started using Tidal Streaming, I also had buffering problems and it was driving me crazy. I had no problems with other programs, or activities, using my Internet connection. After days of research, I finally discovered that my router was not handling music streaming packages correctly under some conditions (creating random data drops). Other people reported similar hardware data drops using the same router. I replaced my router with the Apple AirPort Extreme Router and all my buffering problems went away. I do not know if replacing your router will solve the problem but it might be worth doing to see what happens. Your 200Mbps download 25Mbps upload speed are fine and should not be a problem.
Are you using an Ethernet connection or Wi-Fi for your Tidal Streaming. Ethernet is the best connection since Wi-Fi could be a problem depending on how far away you are from your router. If you are using Wi-Fi, an extender might be required to help boast the signal. The Ethernet connection should be plugged directly into your router and NOT the switch box.
If you continue to have buffering problems, please send a request to Tidal and ask them for help. They might have some thoughts to solve the buffering problems. It could be a memory problems on your computer or something similar.
Please send a request to Tidal to report their UI needs improvement. You might also indicate where you are having problems. I use Tidal on my Aurender and the user interface is fine. I hope the above helps.
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These
recordings were created from a compilation from Philip O’Hanlon's SACD
collection that he played at 2016 T.H.E. Show. These songs are terrific. The link to
Tidal is below. If you save it as a favorite (need Tidal subscription),
it will remain in your playlist section in Tidal. I keep all of
Phillip’s playlists on Tidal.
http://tidal.com/playlist/936bd475-0f61-46fa-9bb8-4bd8cc101693
See www.onahighernote.com for a list of all of Philip's playlists that are available on Tidal. Find the playlist you want, sign into Tidal and make the playlist your favorite. The new playlist will be stored on your Tidal account for future use. |
