Roon is a hardware software home music server. It will combine your own personal ripped library with Tidal or Qobuz. It will take music from your server and deliver it via ethernet wire or over wifi to your roon ready streaming devices. The roon arc app allows you to access your library...
The way I read it, Tidal is converting the lossless files and then CarPlay is converting them again. That could very well introduce a loss in equality. I have another streaming app called Roon ARC. It actually uses Tidal as a source and it sounds better than the title app as well.
My ears tell me Apple Music sounds better than Tidal. I have to turn my subwoofer gain down because the bass is stronger with Music. I asked ChatGPT why and here in the answer.
Why does music sound better than tidal? Both playing lossless through CarPlay
ChatGPT said:
Great question — and...
I probably will end up sticking with Tidal only because I need Tidal to integrate with my home stereo equipment. Their iOS app sucks. Been having problems with downloaded music for years. I want my music when I'm off the grid. I'll continue playing with Music just for downloads but it's...
I did a little testing today and compared tracks from Fleetwood Mac Rumors streaming from Tidal and Music. Apple Music sounded better than Tidle, but the files on the thumb drive still sounds better. The thumb drive just has so much more meat on the bone. The voice assistant on sync 4 might be...
I confirmed i have it in wired mode (no battery icon and I also never did hook up wireless) my Tidle app is also set to output max quality. So I already had everything set up without knowing it. I’ve read conflicting information on whether CarPlay supports lossless. Some say no, and some say...
22 Badlands with B&O stereo. I’m just realizing CarPlay is resampling audio files to AAC-quality regardless of what type file I have streaming or downloaded on my phone wired or wireless. The same music files saved on a memory stick sound far, far better so I’m assuming the files are not being...
I’d get the top warrantied because you know the one you have is bad and there’s a chance the new one might be good. Even if it’s bad you’ve lost no ground.
Edit: and check the new top right away as some of them come messed up straight from the factory.