Probably different settings in the deviceswhy?
Probably different settings in the deviceswhy?
Are you saying that the CCA is not bit perfect?Probably different settings in the devices
the level would be determined by the Topping DAC unless the bitstream is modified. so it's essentially level matched.No i am saying he is probably hearing differences between usb and spdif because he has not compared in the same level.
could a mini pc fit?
so i can broadcast in mqa via a wireless keyboard, right?Absolutely- all a streamer is really is a headless PC- running some variant of one of the operating systems. Of course, they probably have phone apps and/ or remote controls to get around the screen/ keyboard thing but yet. All Roon Nucleus boxes are , for example is quiet mini PCs with a decent storage.
Another option, if you are using Android, is to use BubbleUPNP to pick up Tidal and stream to Volumio. This does not require the paid Volumio subscription and it works quite well. I do this from my Samsung S21=>BubbleUPNP=>Tidal Connect(in BubbleUPNP)=>Volumio=>DACGot the RPi 4 going, the best bang for buck streamer out there.
USB into the DAC (which isn't an MQA one but the uPNP stuff works, as does gapless)
Decided to get the Volumio 15 day trial anyway. Tidal would be a bit useless without it, but fine for own collection as a music player
No luck connecting Qobuz (got the trial too) - don't know if it counts as another device, shouldn't do??
Noso i can broadcast in mqa via a wireless keyboard
Tidal are working on making their desktop app tidal connect capable
Taking lessons from Spotify. Or the other way round. Shit shows the pair of them.They've been saying that going on two years now. Doesn't appear to be happening.
can i use Pi 3 or only Pi 4 to transmit Mqa from android via Mconnect?Another option for using a Pi is mConnect (on Android or iOS) to Volumio or Moode via DLNA to the Pi to your DAC - the DAC will light up the MQA light so it's bit-perfect (not to be confused with quality).
I've used mConnect on both Android and iOS to stream to a Pi 3B running Volumio and Moode (at separate times of course) to two different MQA capable DACs and it's worked great. I've also used BubbleuPnP on Android but I prefer the mConnect UI.can i use Pi 3 or only Pi 4 to transmit Mqa from android via Mconnect?
Once you upgrade to paid Volumio, you will then be able to use Tidal Connect, and it will pass MQA metadata from the RPi to your DAC. Keep in mind that Volumio and the RPi will not do an unfold of MQA, only "pass" the metadata - for that reason the DAC will need to be able to do the rendering and not all DACs can do that. For example, my SMSL SU9 can do the full MQA decode and rendering, so it works well with Volumio. However, for the e50, I am not sure if that needs MQA to be unfolded prior to being able to render it. See this thread for a discussion about that.I know this is an old thread, but I am thinking of getting a e50. My current setup is Volumio latest free version, RPi4 and D10s. Will get the e50 for Tidal's MQA. Will my planned upgrade have no issues (of course I need to also upgrade to the paid Volumio)? Thanks!