Tidal plan changes

[merifon]

Is it normal when im selecting Tidal i stay within the wimm app..looks different when choosing Spotify?

Yes any streaming service, has its API and therefore interfaces from external apps look different. Also how those external app are developed, can lead to visual and functional differences. For exemple, WiiM app use of Tidal, is similar but looks slightly different from the same done from bluos app and both don't resemble to the original at all.
Generally I prefere use the native app, since external use generally loose some feature. For Tidal are missing "play similar song", text management and some I don't recall now...

 

[wiimamp user]

Yes any streaming service, has its API and therefore interfaces from external apps look different. Also how those external app are developed, can lead to visual and functional differences. For exemple, WiiM app use of Tidal, is similar but looks slightly different from the same done from bluos app and both don't resemble to the original at all.
Generally I prefere use the native app, since external use generally loose some feature. For Tidal are missing "play similar song", text management and some I don't recall now...

Thanks for your reply..helps me a lot
To me.. Tidal sounds very good.Glad with Tidal.

 

[wiimamp user]

For lets say not so mainstream records there are gaps between the services. And even more mainstream artists sometimes can not be found everywhere. If this shows in the discography of a favorite artist its sad. But rare ;-)

Glad lots of albums of Nynke are there. A favourite artist of mine..
But nomade I can't find.. unfortunately. It's on Spotify though..
But then I can purchase the album..
Tidal sounds great

 

[LtMandella]

If you have hifi-plus, they will lower it tonnirmal Hifi price (depending on your country it might not be exactly half of price). Hifi plus tier will go away. Depending on your payment cycle, you have to pay less in April or May.

They didn't lower for me yet. They just charged me $20 again.

 

[Mr Ee]

They didn't lower for me yet. They just charged me $20 again.

Well it's not April or May yet...

 

[adias]

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At least for me, the Tidal app has the disadvantage of not being able to control the volume using my (Android) phone's volume buttons through tidal Connect. I heard in a different forum that Tidal are set to fix this.

That would not be a fix… it will destroy bit perfect…

 

[Mr Ee]

That would not be a fix… it will destroy bit perfect…

That's fine by me - convenience is a significant factor in simply enjoying the music. * for me, anyway!
Could I really tell the difference betwen a digitally attenuated signal and turning down my analog amp? Probably not...

 

[merifon]

That's fine by me - convenience is a significant factor in simply enjoying the music. * for me, anyway!
Could I really tell the difference betwen a digitally attenuated signal and turning down my analog amp? Probably not...

That's true. I recently got a Nad C3050LE that digitizes even anything analog it receives and does volume and room correction in digital domain. Nevertheless its results are exceptional and definitely convinced me that obsessively keeping signal path untouched, it's just a state of mind or an urban legend and also loses any sense when room acoustic, finally destroyed everything...

 

[harkpabst]

That would not be a fix… it will destroy bit perfect…

I don't mind if "bit perfect" ends in the app, in my digital volume control, in my EQ settings or on the first analog step (wherever this occurs).

I do care about ease of use, though.

 

[Smartplug]

Their new website states flac but I’m still getting mqa. April 10 supposed to be the new changes.

 

[merifon]

Their new website states flac but I’m still getting mqa. April 10 supposed to be the new changes.

All MQA 44.1KHz 16bit files will remain. They basically just have a flag that says to use its custom upsample and antialiasing filter, other than that, they are no different from ordinary 44.1KHz 16bit ones.

There will also be a few remaining MQAs carried with the deeper file types. This is generally an editors choice.

Most new releases are generally high resolution only, but some also retain the MQA version, still at the editor's choice.

 

[cooky560]

Be aware this offer starts from your next billing period after the 10th. I logged into Tidal today and didn't see anything different, so I read the offer and it says after your next billing period. So for me, I will get the new offer on the 23rd.

 

[wiimamp user]

Be aware this offer starts from your next billing period after the 10th. I logged into Tidal today and didn't see anything different, so I read the offer and it says after your next billing period. So for me, I will get the new offer on the 23rd.

How can you see if you can play the hires files? I must look if they already billed me...i while ago i subscribed to a 30 days free trail.
Im going to keep Tidal for a paid subscribtion.

 

[Balthazar B]

Be aware this offer starts from your next billing period after the 10th. I logged into Tidal today and didn't see anything different, so I read the offer and it says after your next billing period. So for me, I will get the new offer on the 23rd.

Wonder what happens if you make a change to your account type and then revert. That could trigger the upgrade. If you're champing at the bit.

 

[cooky560]

How can you see if you can play the hires files? I must look if they already billed me...i while ago i subscribed to a 30 days free trail.
Im going to keep Tidal for a paid subscribtion.

You have to turn them on in settings, and you can't if you don't have the right plan.

 

[harkpabst]

Be aware this offer starts from your next billing period after the 10th. I logged into Tidal today and didn't see anything different, so I read the offer and it says after your next billing period. So for me, I will get the new offer on the 23rd.

I started my free HiFi Family trial on March 2nd, so got billed just once so far on April 1st. However, the Tidal app (Android) shows my plan simply as "TIDAL", which is the new name, and I can play play HiRes now.



This is using Tidal Connect. The WiiM Home app (Android version: 2.9.1.240408.f96d2f) won't allow quality better than "High", yet.



Looks like it might really depend on if you've been on HiFi Max before ...

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I started my free HiFi Family trial on March 2nd, so got billed just once so far on April 1st. However, the Tidal app (Android) shows my plan simply as "TIDAL", which is the new name, and I can play play HiRes now.

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This is using Tidal Connect. The WiiM Home app (Android version: 2.9.1.240408.f96d2f) won't allow quality better than "High", yet.

I have a similar experience, and am currently on a free trial of the HIFI plan, but this morning using the Tidal apps on my apple devices, my plan has changed to TIDAL, and I’m now able to access and play the Max Flac files via these apps, and via Tidal Connect to my WiiM devices.

As you say, the WiiM home app has not been updated, and still shows the HIFI plan, and doesn’t have the option to set Max quality.

 

[wiimamp user]

Where can you see the bitrate using Tidal connect?
I can see the max Files ( could see them before april 10th also) .

But where can you see the bitrate or if you are playing hi res Albums?

 

[cooky560]

Where can you see the bitrate using Tidal connect?
I can see the max Files ( could see them before april 10th also) .

But where can you see the bitrate or if you are playing hi res Albums?

Touch the "high" / "max" indicator on the now playing screen and it changes to show the bit rate.

 

[wiimamp user]

Touch the "high" / "max" indicator on the now playing screen and it changes to show the bit rate.

Thanks .
Yes for what in seeying i can play high res files now
Now its time for some listening on the amp
Te wimm app shows only high not the max Files..for now.