Tidal Max not working on NSC 222

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I am trying to stream Tidal Max but it streams in High only. It is set as Max in app settings and I have cleared the cache and force stopped app but the problem persists.

Using iPad Pro os 17.4.1 (21E236) MNXP3B/A.
Tidal app 2.108.0 build 6231
NSC 222 firmware 5.0.2 (7936)

Does anyone know what am doing wrong? Thanks.

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Naim streamers cannot yet play high res from Tidal. Naim are working on a firmware update, which will appear in due course.

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Thanks for the quick reply.

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My dcs can play up MQA, however when an album tells you it’s max , sometimes it’s not be max, when you play it, it’s high , meaning , it’s not even max to began with , only high for that particular album , hope this helps

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I had played many albums with stated it’s max , but when you play it it’s only high .

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Nothing wrong with our streamers , it’s the providers :wink:

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However , I am not sure I naim streamers w tidal . But many max stated in tidal but it’s high when you play it …

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Same here with a NSS 333.
The only way to stream Tidal hi-res is to open Tidal app, select Airplay and then your Naim streamer in the drop down menu. Waiting for a firmware update.

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Thanks. It works with AirPlay, however the sampling rate does not show on the 222 display.

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There are several others ways, including mconnectLite, JPlay etc.

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Including Roon as of the latest updates. You just have to update the Tidal service settings in Roon.

Settings | Services | Edit (Tidal), then change Streaming Quality to Max. If you don’t have Max in the list, try logging out from Tidal, then in again.

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Thanks for the info.:pray:

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Airplay is going to be 16/44.1 compressed AAC. You’re better off with the HiFi Tidal Connect route for now.

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Here a couple of screenshots from the Tidal app. If I select Tidal connect the app shows HIGH in green relative to the resolution.

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Selecting Airplay the same track shows MAX in yellow
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According to Tidal this are the rates when streaming via Wi-Fi
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The same track played via the Focal Naim app shows a lower resolution.
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I guess that Naim needs some software update to match with current Tidal HI-Fi

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Hi … like I mentioned , some appears max but when you play it , its high

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Tidal has this issue …

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Weird I can’t upload pics , if not I can show you guys the issue

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@Peppo62 yup , naim has not done so , and when they do , soma max /MQA you get from tidal , are actually high when you play them . Weird right ? :thinking:

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Yes it is! Yesterday I’ve installed an update to my NSS 333, but Tidal resolution is the same 16 bit, 44,1 Khz. I’m waiting for the next software update.