Tidal Connect

Hello, any updates on tidal connect for Atom? You must have some kind of road map, schedule. A month, or rather 6 months?

Using Tidal via Naim app is a horror. Sorry to say that, but it is laggy and search results are awkward (ie try typing “beastie” both in Naim app search and in Tidal app search, assuming searching for Beastie Boys of course).

Please share some approximates.

Thanks!

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I can’t give you an exact date, but I don’t think you’ll need to wait too much longer for Tidal Connect. Stay patient…

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That will be the Naim content filter kicking in saving the listener from that choice of music :grin:

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There’s me thinking you were a Jethro Tull fan :grin:

Hahahha :smiley: Luckily I don’t grow up!

TIDAL Connect will be in the next major Firmware release

Sounds somewhat promising, although 3.5.0 was released back before September 2020 iirc, now 3.6.0 in March 2021, so we can expect it around September 2021…

edit - just realised this is 11 months after Tidal Connect was announced, and @Stevesky had a working beta on an Atom!

Oh ye of little faith…

Should be a summer of new streaming options for many Naim owners :slight_smile:

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I don’t think you’ll need to wait too much longer for Tidal Connect.

3 months is still a fair while in software world, and that’s assuming towards the start of summer!

Truth be told, I’d have more faith if you’d just said it will be a summer of new streaming options!

Hi @Naim.Marketing hopefully you’re referring to some new hardware as well in the summer :smile:

While I know the current Atoms work just fine and eventually will be getting a Tidal Connect update, its been 4 years since this range was released and were probably designed 1-2 years before then so I’m hoping at some point you plan on updating the hardware in this range and I’m holding out for a new Atom in summer :crossed_fingers:

The current Uniti range are global, award-winning bestsellers - no plans to replace any of the existing models, all of which will keep getting upgrades via software updates.

You’ll need to watch this space re any other launches :slight_smile:

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When are you shipping my 272.2? :sunglasses:

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Looks like Cambridge Audio are ahead - they’re removing Tidal integration from their app, which would mean less bug-fixing on their side of things…

Not long to wait for the Naim implementation now, I can assure you :slight_smile:

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Thank you so much Clare. You dont really expect to buy gear and have automatic feature updates, let alone free updates. We really do all appreciate it, and thank you all!

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Paying premium, I do.

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I cant recall last time I took my car in the garage, and they gave it back to me to say “By the way, we’ve added AirCon, added 10BHP and reduced MPG, and dont worry no charge”.

Sorry, the car analogy doesn’t work in SW space 2021.

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OK, so in SW space - feature updates of software normally come in Version updates and either need a new purchase, or a ongoing subscription. So yes you are paying Tidal a subscription, but that doesn’t guarantee the underlying platform will support that change. Of course you will always find examples of getting free feature updates, but I dont find them that common.

You should try Fujifilm cameras. Regular and often significant updates. It’s like getting a free new camera every so often.

Until the hardware simply can’t cope with the new software potentially available…Then you buy a new Fuji because the camera and the manufacturer are both so excellent.

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And yet people wonder why so many look to chord DACs/scalers etc rather than stick with Naim all the way through their system…