Advice above is best for current situation. Tidal are working on making their desktop app tidal connect capable so if you are prepared to wait, you could save money buying a streamer and instead use your phone to control tidal on the pc and leave it wired to the dac.Hello everyone, I tried the Topping E50 MQA, with this dac I like to listen to Tidal master unfortunately for convenience I would like to transmit MQA from the smartphone in wifi.
Any advice is welcome
no.Can raspberry act as a mqa streamer for Topping E50?
Thanks, Raspberry Is ok?Advice above is best for current situation. Tidal are working on making their desktop app tidal connect capable so if you are prepared to wait, you could save money buying a streamer and instead use your phone to control tidal on the pc and leave it wired to the dac.
No, I don't know when this will be made available.
sorry, you anticipated me in the answer
If it's control of playback via phone rather than cutting out the pc from the chain entirely, a really low rent solution is either the RDS app on your phone or a wireless keyboard acting as a remote control for pc. The multimedia controls will let you skip tracks etc easily. If hifi and pc is near a TV, plug the pc hdmi into spare slot on TV and you can then see the screen across the room.sorry, you anticipated me in the answer
Just checked the specs for the E50:
USB IN: MQA Full Decoding
COAX/OPT IN: MQA Renderer Decoding
Just wondering why a raspberry pi wouldn't work as a direct streamer, you'd have to use volumio, roon or one of the free alternatives?
I'm currently looking at building one too to replace a Chromecast audio which doesn't do gapless or MQA. There are other HATS (audio add-ons) for RPI like allo digione that give you coax out, but I'd rather keep it simple and use USB.
You can stream from your phone to Xiaomi mi box s mqa 24/44.1 or 48khz with mconnect app but not above 48 khz. Even usb out works.Thank you all
I want to pay for Tidal's service but I don't want to pay for Roon.
I got to compare Tidal from Android via App. UAPP in USB to Topping E30 and E50 mqa, I like E50 more that's why I'm looking for a solution that works like Chromecast Audio
I already do, but when you connect the smartphone in USB to the Topping E50 the music sounds better than Mconnect / Chromecast AudioYou can stream from your phone to Xiaomi mi box s mqa 24/44.1 or 48khz with mconnect app but not above 48 khz. Even usb out works.
The spdif you are using with cca has lower level than usb out it should be the same if you hear in the same level.I already do, but when you connect the smartphone in USB to the Topping E50 the music sounds better than Mconnect / Chromecast Audio
Got the RPi 4 going, the best bang for buck streamer out there.volumio MIGHT work with Tidal connect but nothing else would be bit perfect. since Tidal connect is not a free feature on Volumio i'm not sure if it's worth it to invest in a raspberry pi vs a Bluesound streamer.
could a mini pc fit?Advice above is best for current situation. Tidal are working on making their desktop app tidal connect capable so if you are prepared to wait, you could save money buying a streamer and instead use your phone to control tidal on the pc and leave it wired to the dac.
No, I don't know when this will be made available.
The spdif you are using with cca has lower level than usb out it should be the same if you hear in the same level.