Any reason why you say that? Given the limited resolution of YouTube Music, I wouldn’t have thought that Chromecast use from the YouTube app would have been an issue.
I've been waiting for YouTube music support since I bought WiiM products. For certain genres and locations, YouTube Music is #1 music streaming.
Bought my Wii Pro over a year ago, and to this day, I cannot use it for what I thought it would do, which is to play high-resolution music to my amp. I already pay for YouTube Music, and I'm not a fan of Tidal's interface or recommendations, or paying for another service.
If you would just add YouTube Music high res, or the subsonic API so I can stream from my personal navidrome server... That would be great.
If you would just add YouTube Music high res, or the subsonic API so I can stream from my personal navidrome server... That would be great.
Machiavelli
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Where can you find YT "high res"?
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I don’t think that there is such a thing.
YouTube Music even at its highest level is 256kbps AAC and is more than able to be sent to a WiiM device over Chromecast from the YouTube Music app, so personally I don’t see what benefit having it inside the WiiM home app will bring - it’ll probably be less feature rich than the native YouTube app. Fine if you want to use just one app to play to WiiM devices if you can live with what it might offer.
Change your audio quality - Android - YouTube Music Help
YouTube Music Premium members can select the bitrate at which music is streamed and downloaded. If you haven’t selected a quality setting, it will automatically be set to the “Normal” bitrate for your
support.google.com
Machiavelli
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My question was rhetorical, YTM "high res" simply does not exist.I don’t think that there is such a thing.
Yeah, so @Blackburd has been able to play Youtube “hi res” from day one using Chromecast rather than waiting for WiiM to do anything
If you’re serious audiophile you would stay away from YouTube or other similar services. There are several choices like qoboz, Amazon and tidal. I could care less of interface because I don’t listen to interface I want absolute high quality source.
castalla
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Audiophile or not, what you hear is a unique psychophysiological process to the individual. It's sort of 'suck it and hear' so damning one service over another is rather pointless
Your high quality gear won’t sound best if you feed them with low quality source.Audiophile or not, what you hear is a unique psychophysiological process to the individual. It's sort of 'suck it and hear' so damning one service over another is rather pointless
castalla
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In realty, the listener's preference of interface probably plays a bigger role than you think. But then why argue over it. Each to her own.
Woody
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I like to stream YouTube from the TV to the WiiM Amp Ultra.
It says "hi res"
and I enjoy the video and music.
It says "hi res"
and I enjoy the video and music.
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dangermouse
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I like to stream YouTube from the TV to the WiiM Amp Ultra.
It says "hi res"
It might say it, but it isn't However, if you enjoy it....
Woody
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Hence the smiley face.
narcoleptic-haze
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I switched from YTM to Qobuz for the higher quality, but in terms of use and experience, YTM is way better at following your listening habits/suggesting music similar to your preferences. Qobuz seems to just suggest whatever they pick to highlight. I discovered loads more new artists while on YTM. I think next I'll try TIDAL.
castalla
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I like Tidal for the videos - a completey different audiovisual experience. Similar with YT.
Just as a little side topic whilst talking about hi res, You tube music and being an "audiophile".
I went to see an Audiologist at my local Hospital 3 years as I felt I couldn't really tell my hi res tracks from standard resolution music.
It turned out that my ears were basically rubbish. I got chatting to the audiologist and she said she had lots of patients with similar problems to me. Nothing could be done to reverse it, just old age and a lifetime of being in noisy environments. I told her I considered myself a bit of an audiophile and she replied,
"well you ain't no more".
So all you "audiophiles" out there, enjoy it while you can, it may not last forever.
I went to see an Audiologist at my local Hospital 3 years as I felt I couldn't really tell my hi res tracks from standard resolution music.
It turned out that my ears were basically rubbish. I got chatting to the audiologist and she said she had lots of patients with similar problems to me. Nothing could be done to reverse it, just old age and a lifetime of being in noisy environments. I told her I considered myself a bit of an audiophile and she replied,
"well you ain't no more".
So all you "audiophiles" out there, enjoy it while you can, it may not last forever.
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