STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES

Totally agree jss49.  I think I started the thread something like that..only to endure the lectures….  Now can Roon be set to point to Qobuz vs.Tidal by preference? [without eliminating Tidal]?  It does seem to default to Tidal selections in Roon Radio.  Happy 4th everyone!
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Thanks @jjss49 

i guess it is a feature request for Roon, to have a preference for which service to pick first.  Roon will even default to a lower resolution Tidal version over a higher resolution Qobuz track.

Thanks @jjss49 

i guess it is a feature request for Roon, to have a preference for which service to pick first.  Roon will even default to a lower resolution Tidal version over a higher resolution Qobuz track.

Thank you audiotroy for the suggestion of logging out of Tidal.

I have replaced many favorites or playlist songs with Qobuz.  Not all of my desired tracks are on Qobuz though... If I like the album, it is worth having Tidal for it.

Interesting responses thanks.  I feel Qobuz definitely a bit better; most do. But I still value selections on Tidal which are not available on Qobuz.  

On a side note, I learned that you can export your Roon playlists to Excel.  My Nucleus crashed, and I was not able to recover from my backup due to 'corrupt database'.  So I later learned that in addition to a back-up, it is good to export your playlists.  You must 'select all' to allow the export tab to appear in Roon.  A great idea in case you loose your Roon data and need to rebuild you obscure favorites! 

Totally agree jss49.  I think I started the thread something like that…Now can Roon be set to point to Qobuz vs.Tidal by preference? [without eliminating Tidal]?  It does seem to default to Tidal selections in Roon Radio.  Happy 4th everyone!
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This has been an awesome conversation and really expanded to not only file quality, but how to get the best out of our digital experience. As @ghdprentice nicely stated, with effort and improvements we can get amazing sound from digital.  And yes, at a high level, Tidal is very close to Qobuz most of the time.  As I read everyone's histories and experiences with digital, It really closely mirrors mine.

Didn't we all start with a Node?  It was so much better than airplaying my itunes to apple TV.  I had a Node in one system,  a Power Node in another, and a Pulse 2 in my office.  Then Roon , with quickly a lifetime subscription.  I visited a dealer looking at a Parasound Hint integrated, with built in DAC.  Sounded fine. Until  he switched to an Esoteric DAC and I was blown away.  Sounded like completely different amp and speakers...it was all the streamer and DAC! The rabbit hole opened widely in front of me and for the next two years I searched for that sound.

I ended up with amazing Audionet Pre and Max Amps, And upgraded my DAC to first a PS Audio Direct Stream, and then an Auralic Vega G2 (streamer and DAC). This was a nice improvement.  Then I demoed the Mola Mola Tambaqui and wanted it within 60 seconds.  So much more open and complete, but natural and easy to love.  Separate streamer?  Never even heard of it or understood it.  After all, my Tambaqui (and previous Auralic and even also previous PS Audio all had built in streamers).  What?  But my dealer had never led me astray, and explained the benefits of a separate streamer.  As one fellow Agonner said to me, 'Ken you have a Lamborghini for a DAC and are feeding it regular gas!'.  So enter the Auralic Aries G2.1 streamer with usb output to my Tambaqui, all with nice Kubala- Sosna cables. Guess what?  Further improvements, more open, more natural. Everything does matter. My Muon streaming system arrived last night and I Love it also...It is home playing in all day for me.  Nick at Network Acoustics went through my system with me and gave me specific advice.  Great guy.  Add him to GTT audio for great support.  Yes it is all for the music and our audio Nirvana.  Anyone around Baltimore / Washington is welcome for a visit!

And guess what?  My Sean Jacobs custom power supply is coming soon for my Auralic Aries!

Hello @rmdtexas !  Wow thanks!!!  That is exactly what I was initially asking!

Now I did the Roon update, selected prefer Qobuz, and selected rate MQA as below CD quality but above lossy.  I would never have seen that, so very very much appreciated.  I hope this helps others, and look forward to continuing conversations of achieving great streaming quality!  Ken