Rose 150-B and Tidal Hi-Res FLAC

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#1

Tidal has updated to include 24 bit 192kHz Hi-Res FLAC in addition to maintaining MQA.

  1. When I look at my Tidal account on my PC and on my iPhone, I can see that the account is updated, and I can see that the streaming quality choice is selected to the new Max setting (replacing MQA). When I look at Rose settings, I can see that the account is up to date, but there doesn’t seem to be anywhere to select the streaming quality choice. Is the 150-B utilizing the new format?

  2. I have installed the SSD, and so Tidal albums are saved to the SSD when I play them, and played from the SSD when I replay them. Do I need to reset/erase these stored albums in order to listen to an album in the new Hi-Res FLAC? Said differently, when I play an album that’s on the SSD, will it always play in MQA if it was recorded in MQA, unless I reset/erase it?

I’m not exactly sure how this stuff works, hence the questions.

Thank you.

#2

Tidal will need to provide new SDK to device manufacturers first (that hasn’t happened yet), and then Rose will need to rebuild the software. This will take a while.