Tidal Black Friday Offer (4 Months £0.99 Prem or £1.99 HiFi)

I got rid of my Sony's XM3's so it will be 24/48 Aptx HD not 32/96 LDAC on mobile but again there is no way to tell with Tidal what it is playing at unlike Amazon.

Amazon on mobile wired still is 24/48 due to the issue/limit you mentioned above but I can get 24/192 using USBPlayer with my own music (I think that is its name) even without using its own Hi-Res bypass driver.

I wonder how LDAC bypasses this limit Android sets without any issue on my mobile and NV Shield.

On PC Bluetooth output is stuck at either SBC or AptX as that is as high as Windows 10 support but wired I get 24/192 without any issues on a SoundBlaster ZxR as Amazon tells me what it is.

I read Tital is simply Flac at CD master quality so that is lower than Amazon Ultra HD 24/192 but I am new to Tital and doubt I will keep it as I have no real need for any of the streaming services.


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Sound normal to me, nothing special and no way at their end to see the quality currently playing.

Amazon's Enya album (in Tidal screen above) @ 24/96 sounds as good or a bit better than the Flac 16/44.1 version of the same said album I own, the 24/192 albums sound good if modern not remastered Bob Marley for obvious reasons.

Jean-Michel Jarre albums sound amazing on Amazon
 
I was using SONY WH-1000XM3 so LDAC 32/96 on Mobile with Amazon till last week (got rid of them) so 24/96 but now AptX HD so 24/48 which is also the limit Android locks outside special players that can bypass this.

I own a Moto Z2 Force and can get 24/192 without any issue using the above mentioned special player even without using its own special driver (wired headphones).

I primarily use PowerAmp but it only has Hi-Res for now for the Bluetooth section (Experiential) not Wired/Aux section.

On PC I said above a SoundBlaster ZxR, so its 24/192 in Stereo Direct or Wired Headphones.

Comparing like for like (same Albums) I like Amazon's sound better and by my reading on web many other say the same and I think officially there Ultra HD is higher than Tidal etc.
 
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They are not great IMO and that would be a long type up to go into fully but do not believe the hype or some of the reviews you can read see esp when the reviewer is wearing a hat and glasses testing the NC outside in the street.

They are classed as the best BT NC headphones you can get not the best sounding headphones you can get, they shape the music and not to my taste (If i need to shape music I will use the EQ in my player).

I have no cans now only in-ear wired and Bluetooth sets and TBH I am not really into headphones but for out and about on my mobile phone so in ears does me.
 
Either way no way to tell what Tidal is playing it at AFAICS and a nice Enya Album @ 24/96 (exactly the same album) sound better on Amazon on my PC and Mobile (24/48 on mobile now as no LDAC headphones and wired Android limits is in these Apps).
 
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