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DAC That Streams Hi-Res Tidal

I am looking to upgrade my DAC to use with my Squeezebox Touch and stream Tidal. I am looking at the Rega DAC, Musical Fidelity V90, Schiit Bitfrost, Wadia 151 Powerdac Mini, and Moon's 100D. Will all of these be able to stream Tidal? I currently have a Peachtree IDecco and I can stream Tidal without a problem.

Thanks
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mofimadness
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Matt...you're insane dude :-)

Spotify and Pandora and Rhapsody and Beats are all MP3 with the highest resolution being 320kbps. You can of course up sample that, if your DAC allows it.

Tidal, Qobuz, and Deezer are all 16 bit, 44.1 (standard CD quality). This comes out to be around 1411kbps.

Also, you don't have to have a USB input to get Tidal or the others. Your device just needs to have access to the services. My Sonos has this, so did my Squeezebox Duet with a 3rd party plug-in.

HEREis a list that shows the differences.
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Matt...Tidal is all 16/44.1 (AFAIK). Deezer does have some content that streams at 320kbps MP3, but most of it is also 16/44.1.
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Matt...I think some of the confusion comes from the companies (i.e. Deezer, Qobuz, Tidal) and many other sources, claiming in ads and other places that they offer "HIREZ" streaming.

They offer "HIGH QUALITY" streaming, not "HIREZ".

There is a new Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) that has been working with the record companies to finalize a "set" description for HIREZ.

Anything over 20bit/48khz is considered HIREZ.

Here is the press release.
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