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miniDSP Tide16 - Holy Grail with 16 Channel Atmos/DTS:X, high SINAD

MrPotatoHead said:
OG and OTA digital. I could use the TuneIn app on my phone but sometimes I just want to turn the radio on without any fuss.
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I think just about any will do as far as sound quality goes for digital.

For Analog I'm happy with my GFT-555 II cost nothing, as part of a BIG Adcom stack with three amps I picked up on marketpace.

Key was mounting an outside rotating antenna way high mounted strapped to a solid chimney.

After all that use internet radio much more often

Radio Garden
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Explore live radio by rotating the globe

Explore live radio by rotating the globe.
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radio-browser.info

www.radio-browser.info www.radio-browser.info


via LMS / squeezelite.

But my kids also gave me a little internet radio for use on the road, powers off USB, uses hotspot WiFi.

But phone + headphones most often of all.
 
Eric Larson said:
Mine has been stuck in Memphis for 9 days now. My next step is to call Customs to see what they have to say.

Reddit has an interesting discussion of this including contact numbers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FedEx/comments/1sdznrl/read_this_if_you_havea_a_customs_issue

At present I would not order directly from MiniDSP. They seem to be unable to fix this problem.

I would order from a US source like Deer Creek.
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Entirely agree. U.S. customers should think twice, hard, before ordering. Had I known what a frustrating hassle this was going to turn into, I would not have ordered, and keep in mind, with miniDSP there is no way to undo an order. I'm fairly certain (hope!) mine will arrive eventually, but it was not worth the trouble.

It is unfortunate, but I suggest that anyone considering purchasing the TIde16 either await Deer Creek getting inventory, or simply purchase a different product, such as the HTP-1.
 
BJL said:
Entirely agree. U.S. customers should think twice, hard, before ordering. Had I known what a frustrating hassle this was going to turn into, I would not have ordered, and keep in mind, with miniDSP there is no way to undo an order. I'm fairly certain (hope!) mine will arrive eventually, but it was not worth the trouble.

It is unfortunate, but I suggest that anyone considering purchasing the TIde16 either await Deer Creek getting inventory, or simply purchase a different product, such as the HTP-1.
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Good Luck. Mine arrived today and turned on ok when I got it out of the box. Hope you have the same end result.
 
FedEx is just slow you will get your stuff some day. Idk why they can’t use ups and stop collecting the terrifs when you’re buying. Same with Dirac make it separate transaction it’s digital no reason they should be reporting it to customs.
 
Maybe there have been a bit too many changes in the U.S. tariffs and regulations concerning these. Deliveries to Europe seem to have been really speedy mostly.
 
Momomo67890 said:
FedEx is just slow you will get your stuff some day. Idk why they can’t use ups and stop collecting the terrifs when you’re buying. Same with Dirac make it separate transaction it’s digital no reason they should be reporting it to customs.
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In general that is not true, for example for selling digital goods direct in to the EU means registering for and dealing with EU VAT. The US is a bit different but it’s still the case that just because it’s digital doesn’t mean there is no paperwork.

One points of the MiniDSP is bundling the Dirac suite so it just works without having to do extra setup or transactions they are not going to undo that for the benefit of a few US customers who want the value of their import reduced.
 
Hko said:
Maybe there have been a bit too many changes in the U.S. tariffs and regulations concerning these. Deliveries to Europe seem to have been really speedy mostly.
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The problem appears to be FedEx. As the import tax (tariff) was pre-paid, customs cleared promptly, but FedEx didn't act on that and still it remains sitting in Memphis with a message from FedEx that the delivery date that they are "actively" working to update the delivery date. I am probably not the only U.S. customer being inconvenienced by this.

For anyone in this position, you need to call FedEx twice a day until you get a representative who will actually look into it. Otherwise they just repeat a script.
 
Part of the US process is requiring a taxpayer ID from the importer. For an individual that requires filling out a form that includes the Soc Security number, which has to be sent encrypted to protect the privacy of that. Fed Ex is quite slow in enabling this, and I bet a lot of Americans have not run into this before. I certainly hadn't.
 
BJL said:
It is unfortunate, but I suggest that anyone considering purchasing the TIde16 either await Deer Creek getting inventory, or simply purchase a different product, such as the HTP-1.
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I mean, we've waited since January. I'm not happy about the delay but it's not a huge deal.
 
I’d certainly buy one if they improve the HDMI situation. 2.1 and more inputs. Would even spend extra for that.
 
Mort said:
I mean, we've waited since January. I'm not happy about the delay but it's not a huge deal.
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If it was simply a delay, that would be okay, but it isn't just a delay, at least in my case. I have had to call FedEx twice a day for a week with, thus far, no result. There is some risk of loss here, because there is a possibility of FedEx returning it or the item being destroyed.

It's nothing against miniDSP or the Tide 16, but a cautionary for U.S. customers, to realize what they may be in for ordering the Tide direct, at this time.
 
BJL said:
If it was simply a delay, that would be okay, but it isn't just a delay, at least in my case. I have had to call FedEx twice a day for a week with, thus far, no result. There is some risk of loss here, because there is a possibility of FedEx returning it or the item being destroyed.

It's nothing against miniDSP or the Tide 16, but a cautionary for U.S. customers, to realize what they may be in for ordering the Tide direct, at this time.
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I had a similar situation. I think it helped to create a ticket wiith MiniDSP.
 
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Foggy1956 said:
Just a guess, but, you may not be the intended audience. I'm buying as is.
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Yeah, who wants more HDMI inputs and better than 2.0 capability?

Buncha losers.

As a current SDP-55 owner looking up trade up to ART, I’d think they’d want my business.
 
rkrkrk said:
Yeah, who wants more HDMI inputs and better than 2.0 capability?

Buncha losers.

As a current SDP-55 owner looking up trade up to ART, I’d think they’d want my business.
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No need to throw insults for no reason. If the current Tide 16 doesn't meet your needs then it's not for you. Plenty of options out there.
 
mmares056 said:
No need to throw insults for no reason. If the current Tide 16 doesn't meet your needs then it's not for you. Plenty of options out there.
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Wasn’t an insult. Just sarcasm.

Actually there aren’t that many options at that price point. HTP-1…?
 
MiniDSP have just released Tide16 1.13.4 Beta Build. This includes:
  • 9 software bug fixes
  • 4 firmware bug fixes
  • 2 known issues outstanding

Tide16 Firmware Changelog

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