Qobuz Qobuz Chromecast downsample 192khz to 96khz

Marco Antonio

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I don’t know why Chromecast downsample 192 kHz to 96 kHz
It should be bitperfect
The first time I used wiim pro Chromecast was bitperfect
Now I have this problem
Solutions ??
Thanks
 
Bit-perfect is a term commonly used in audio. It is used to describe a player that can play a file without making any changes of any kind.

For example, if your player plays a 24bit/192kHz Hi-Res file on Qobuz, the digital output will propose 24bit/192kHz. Just like if the music file played is a 16Bit/44.1kHz, the digital output will propose 16Bit/44.1kHz, without any modification. A real 1:1 ratio (Input / Output).

This is what we call a real Bit-Perfect reading, as close as possible to the musical reality of the piece played.

Source: https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/stre...tiroom-bluetooth-51-24bit-192khz-p-17048.html
 
Bit-perfect is a term commonly used in audio. It is used to describe a player that can play a file without making any changes of any kind.

For example, if your player plays a 24bit/192kHz Hi-Res file on Qobuz, the digital output will propose 24bit/192kHz. Just like if the music file played is a 16Bit/44.1kHz, the digital output will propose 16Bit/44.1kHz, without any modification. A real 1:1 ratio (Input / Output).

This is what we call a real Bit-Perfect reading, as close as possible to the musical reality of the piece played.

Source: https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/stre...tiroom-bluetooth-51-24bit-192khz-p-17048.html
Thank you
 
I wasn’t wrong
until recently Qobuz Chromecast stream quality was up to 24/192
Qobuz blocked Chromecast quality to 96/24
 
My chromecast audio started to get hickups at 96Khz/24 too with complicated tracks, One reason I got the WIIM pro.
 
I understood it was a known bug (that wouldn't be fixed)

With Wiim we get a better eq also 👍🤓
 
Amazon Music Unlimited casts at 192/24 via AlexaCast.
 
It has always worked fine for me until I noticed dropouts on 96/24. It didn't do it before so something must have changed in the chromecast or the stream to make it happen. Casting to My Wiim Pro or My Argon Solo via Chromecast still also works fine. I like SQ better when using Chromecast than playing with the WIIM app.
 
Those issues are probably local network related. Interference, mesh issues, etc.
 
I do believe in my network!
All other variations, including Airplay, work stable and smooth.
So let me please stay in my believe that I can blame Chromecast 😉
Belief is a religion practice. Test and verify instead. Turn everything off and keep on only the relevant items.
 

The Chromecast Audio is a device that supports a maximum audio quality of 96Khz/24bit due to the limitation of its SPDIF audio port, which means, the 192Khz/24bit audio resolution must be down-scaled in order to play correctly.

However, the Chromecast Built-in is not a device with that limitation but an app baked inside the Android TV operating system, though it is also available in select AV receivers, speakers, etc.

The problem with the current Chromecast Built-in iteration is that it's still limited to the same audio quality found in the Chromecast Audio (96Khz/24bit) but devices where it is implemented are capable of passing through the 192Khz/24bit audio quality, for example, if I connect an Android TV device to an AV receiver with 192Khz/24bit support, the Chromecast Built-in should play directly that audio quality without down-scaling it, but it doesn't.

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From the website of Cambridge Audio (as of the time of writing):

We’ve received some recent reports of Chromecast streaming to EVO, CXN100, AXN10 and MXN10 devices running firmware version 133-b-010 or later being limited to a maximum of CD Quality (16 bit / 44.1 kHz) or 48 kHz.

This firmware update upgraded these devices to Cast 2.0, as required and provided by Google and our Cast partners. Cast 2.0 has, however, limited Chromecast’s maximum streaming quality to 48 kHz. This is a limitation of Chromecast’s Cast 2.0 update, rather than an issue caused by our Network Players.
 
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