A new problem with Tidal


I noticed a new problem with Tidal last night... When searching for Led Zeppelin IV, the list of choices was Deluxe Edition CD or HR, or the remastered in either CD or HR.  But when playing, they all play in the exact same CD 16/44.

I had this happen on more than one album, so I went to Qobuz and was able to stream the exact same album at Q HR FLAC 24/96.

I use a Bluestream Vault to stream through my McIntosh amp.

So is Tidal experiencing tech problems or are they intentionally mis-representing their streaming rates?

mojo771

So I tried to post pics but that didn't work.

The first one was a screen shot that shows you can pick a cd version or the Super Deluxe at the HR 96 rate.  But the second pic shows that both play at cd 16/44.

I know Tidal made me sign out and sign back in again last week, so I thought  maybe the settings all changed. I've been all over the BluOS settings and can't find any, but on the PC app settings for Tidal I found a radio button where you can chose the streaming level, but mine is set at the max 192.  

So I'm out of ideas

I just figured it out... Easy as 1,2,3,4,5,6...

 

For some reason I got logged out of Tidal.  I'm not sure if this is a Tidal thing or a Bluesound thing, but Qobuz also did it months ago so I think its an annual thing they do? But its confusing.

1-Since Tidal no longer showed up on my BluOS I had to sign in and add Tidal to Bluesound - again.

2-Tidal now only plays max cd level.

3-I search everywhere on Tidal to change the settings, but there are none.

4-Search everywhere on BluOS, but no option to manage streaming quality

5-Go to Tidal on the PC... Nothing

6-Go to BluOS on the PC/Tidal/Manage/ there it is.

So now its fixed.  Only took 2 days of searching to find it, because, maybe it costs them more to stream HR so they hide that option so you will think you are getting HR when you are only getting CD?  IDK

I went through the same thing and just set max resolution for everything as I stream Tidal through an Innuos Pulse and straight from my phone while in my car. Just curious, how much of a SQ change did you notice ? Off topic I’ve encountered albums completely disappearing for a couple days and then available again on Tidal and Qbuz at the same time and songs on a premade list that won’t play and need to be reinserted into a saved/downloaded list. I think those issues are intermittent licensing issues. Cheers , Mike B.