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Tidal WiFi not as good as cd

Hi all,

Trying out tidal hifi and noticed that the same music airplayed to my dac is not as good as my CD ripped to the computer and airplayed to the same dac. Almost sounds like a lossy file. Am I doing something wrong or is this what is to be expected because of streaming. Not exactly sure what Roon is but heard it should make tidal streams better. If so, would it still be worse than ripped CDs?  


jaferd

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dougsat
368 posts
 
So download the Tidal app to your Laptop or PC and play Tidal through your USB connection into your DAC.
Problem solved. Streaming wirelessly is something I only do as a convenience not when I sit down to seriously listen.
Give it a try - Tidal app on your PC.
DS
dougsat
368 posts
 
Chromecast audio devices again are convenient devices to send audio to different systems throughout the house but not for serious listening IMHO.
Plus sometimes they work okay sometimes not. I guess that is part of the reason Google bailed on CCA hardware. On the flip side they are so darn cheap they can be fun to try.

You mentioned the Laptop connection is working better for you - time to explore the music available as you mentioned.

Have fun!

DS 
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