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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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david_ten
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A Wi-Fi connection will not support Tidal, Qobuz, etc. streaming services.

@hgeifman  Is this what you meant (i.e. "will not support")? If so, can you explain? Thanks.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
Tidal, Qobuz, etc. sound quality will work using a Wi-Fi connection (maybe) but the sound quality using a wired connection will be much better.

Thanks for clarifying, Howard. 
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
I stream wirelessly... and sound quality... is excellent

Correct. A WiFi feed or a Wired feed will work well (dependant on proper implementation).

Sound Quality is another subject, and here there is variable feedback on which approach is preferred or 'best' for one's system.
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