I'm probably in the minority on this forum, but I like any streaming app I use to be perfect.
Me too. Good luck with that.
I'm probably in the minority on this forum, but I like any streaming app I use to be perfect.
How is the DTS Play-Fi app?
Me too. Good luck with that.
Well, I've had good luck streaming Tidal to CCA (I don't need gapless) and also with Tidal Connect to a Bluesound Node 2.
Well, I've had good luck streaming Tidal to CCA (I don't need gapless) and also with Tidal Connect to a Bluesound Node 2.
As noted i use both CCA and the PW Link. ARC is worth the additional $130 premium for the PW Link. Ir you don't need room correction then nothing wrong with the CCA.
I did consider it for room correction. However, the price in the UK is £525. Also, the ASR review wasn't very complimentary about the DTS Play-Fi app. Maybe it has improved since then.
$179 in US. It has improved and our dear host is not known for his patience, at least it seemed so in that instance. I had no such problems in set-up.
Its improved since then, yesI did consider it for room correction. However, the price in the UK is £525. Also, the ASR review wasn't very complimentary about the DTS Play-Fi app. Maybe it has improved since then.
Me too. Good luck with that.
I did consider it for room correction. However, the price in the UK is £525. Also, the ASR review wasn't very complimentary about the DTS Play-Fi app. Maybe it has improved since then.
That doesn't make any fucking sense. How do you expect to be so unsatisfied as to spend
I used it with a chromecast audio until upgrading because play-fi is garbage. 525UK is way too much to pay! 200UK would be 'acceptable,' imo.
I say this as someone who is currently selling a pw link on CAM with the same username.
It's a fine solution, but appears to resample everything to 16/48:Is there a resolution limitation that this setup would enounter
No one yet has decisively demonstrated that they can.Not that I'm personally overly worried about it.....from what I've seen people can't hear a difference regardless.
Who said I wasn't satisfied? I bought two of them. I'm still contemplating buying a third one. You ever marry? Being satisfied with imperfection is definitely a thing. Especially at $179.
They do now, after a recent update of the Fire OS and AMHD app. I am using Fire TV Stick 4K plugged into CableMatters 4K HDMI audio extractor and it works flawlessly. Sounds incredible through optical in on my Matrix Audio X-SABRE Pro DAC. Only downside Firestick AMHD app version is rather primitive and still does not support gapless playback. Note, I had to try several HDMI extractor models before I found one that works. Especially 4K ones mostly have broken HDCP 2.2 implementations and would refuse to negotiate audio rates above 48 kHz.From all that I've read the only Amazon device that supports the highest resolution content from AMHD is the Studio speaker. I tried the newest Fire Cube and the Link but they won't stream 24/192 so I returned them. I'm pleased with 24/196 Ultra content streaming from a hard wired Node 2i in my listening room but would love to see the album art and lyrics displayed on the big screen in the HT. The only choices I've found are Denon or Marantz AVR's with HEOS baked in.
They do now, after a recent update of the Fire OS and AMHD app. I am using Fire TV Stick 4K plugged into CableMatters 4K HDMI audio extractor and it works flawlessly. Sounds incredible through optical in on my Matrix Audio X-SABRE Pro DAC. Only downside Firestick AMHD app version is rather primitive and still does not support gapless playback. Note, I had to try several HDMI extractor models before I found one that works. Especially 4K ones mostly have broken HDCP 2.2 implementations and would refuse to negotiate audio rates above 48 kHz.
And to be clear, no matter what signal extraction method you use, AMHD app on the Firestick will resample all tracks to 24/192 fixed rate. Still sounds awesome to me but if you absolutely want it bitperfect you will have to look for other solutions.
Check this Reddit post for more details. Amazon has also announced this upgrade via emails sent to active AMHD accounts recently:I sure hope this is the case. I've looked high and low on Amazon to find any confirmation of this change but to no avail.