STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES

moonwatcher

... I just wish I could get the same "data" exactly as it would be from a commercially released Redbook CD of the same title. If Deezer or Qobuz provides that, I’ll be a happy camper. I note in Qobuz's advertising blurb on their website:  "Currently, Qobuz has more than 240,000 albums in Hi-Res audio quality. This collection is constantly being added to with new releases and re-issues. In addition, Qobuz offers over 80 million tracks in lossless CD quality."

Yes, Qobuz files are lossless CD quality. Or better. No doubt about it.

MQA is a scam. See expose by Goldensound:

a more balanced view

always helpful to hear the various and numerous qualified opinions...

as of their latest build, Roon does allow you to select a preferred streaming service.

https://help.roonlabs.com/portal/en/kb/articles/streaming-content-preferences

Hello @rmdtexas !  Wow thanks!!!  That is exactly what I was initially asking!

Now I did the Roon update, selected prefer Qobuz, and selected rate MQA as below CD quality but above lossy.  I would never have seen that, so very very much appreciated.  I hope this helps others, and look forward to continuing conversations of achieving great streaming quality!  Ken