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Qobuz iPAD app and high rez

I was playing about with the Qobuz iPAD app tonight streaming directly from the iPAD to my DAC via lightning port to USB.  I notice on a Hi Rez track the DAC was indicating 48Khz even though the track in the app was 24/96. I fiddle around with it and discovered that to get the full resolution you have to download the file to the iPAD then play it.  Anybody else notice this? Gonna compare the SQ of this method to ROON soon.
jbuhl

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soix
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We’ve all been there man and feel your pain.  Congrats on sticking with it and finding the solution, and enjoy!!!
soix
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First, I don’t know what hi-res badge you’re referring to — either a track is available in hi-res and is labeled that way or it isn’t.  Second, I’ve never gotten or seen the pop up you mentioned, ever.  Third, I just fired up Qobuz and tried three different resolutions — 16/44, 24/48, and 24/96 — and they all played at those stated resolutions as per my Dragonfly Red.  

One thought — Qobuz just revamped their subscriptions not too long ago and maybe your subscription didn’t automatically switch to one with hi-res streaming?  Just spitballing but would like to know what you hear back from Qobuz.  Best of luck finding a solution. 
soix
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I’ve not heard of this either and doesn’t sound right to me.  Check the settings in your Qobuz app and make sure you have the resolution settings set to 24/96 (I don’t think Apple passes anything higher than that out of the Lightening port but could be wrong).  Hope this helps, and best of luck. 
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