BrownMagic Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I have been looking out to upgrade my streamer as well and did not want to pay for Roon or settle of spotty 3rd party apps that streamers come with. Tidal Connect has been on my wish list for a long time. The following companies will be supporting Tidal Connect. Please add to this list if you come across more devices that support Tidal Connect. This will help other FMs who are looking for native tidal app supported devices. 1) BluOS - Blusound, NAD Masters, Dali Actives 2) KEF LS50 Meta Wireless II 3) Monitor Audio IMS 4 (Running BluOS) 4) Naim Streamers and Uniti Series - This is due in 2021 via a firmware update 5) Lumin - They confirmed that they have started to work on Tidal Connect but the timeline is not known yet. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) 6) I got confirmation from Arcam that all their streaming AVR and the SA30 amp will be getting Tidal Connect updates. 7) Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 Amplifier has got updated to support Tidal Connect 8- Cambridge Streamers and Edge Preamps will also get updated. Edited November 1, 2020 by BrownMagic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 9) I got confirmation from Chord that they do not have any plans of supporting Tidal Connect at the moment. They are still in the process of evaluating Tidal Connect as a viable solution 10) Aurender, Mail from Support - " I regret to say that we don't have a plan to support TIDAL connect at this moment. With TIDAL connect, there is no way to control Aurender HW properly " They recommended using the Conductor App which has native Tidal support. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 11) Auralic - They are also looking into Tidal Connect but no timelines as to when or if they will support Tidal Connect. 12) Innuos - They are also looking into Tidal Connect but no timelines as to when or if they will support Tidal Connect 13) Sonnet Audio - No plans to implement Tidal Connect at this point of time. 14) Matrix-Digi - No Plans to implement Tidal Connect at this point of time. Edited November 3, 2020 by BrownMagic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) 15) Ifi Audio - They are coming up with a streaming module in the next 6 months that will be supporting Tidal Connect. This I believe will be something that can be used with their DACs. "We always have new products in the pipeline and we're working hard to bring TIDAL Connect to our products for 2021. Keep a lookout for out updates!" Edited November 26, 2020 by BrownMagic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHT007 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) On 30/10/2020 at 12:00 AM, BrownMagic said: 5) Lumin - They confirmed that they have started to work on Tidal Connect but the timeline is not known yet. @wklie Any updates on the timeline ? Any other major change in new firmware? Undecided, get iphone 12 or stick with Samsung even though i have app issues. Edited November 11, 2020 by Pasic007 typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) Some more responses to me from more manufactures. 17) Sonore - "So far no plans to incorporate it because it requires a third party paid encryption service." 18) SOTM - "I’m sorry to inform you that sMS-200 doesn’t support Tidal Connect at this moment, but we are trying to make it happen in future, hence, it’s difficult to fix the time schedule for it." 19) Linn - "We have no current plans to introduce Tidal Connect at this point, but we are actively investigating the possibility" 20) Antipodes - "Yes, we are working with Tidal to bring this to Antipodes, unfortunately, we have no timeline available" 21) PS Audio - Paul and our engineering team are looking into the possibility, though we cannot promise anything anytime soon - we're still in the early stages of figuring out what sort of licensing fees are involved (if any) and also what the hardware and software requirements are. It could be the case that a software changes is required, which is doable for our team though will take a little while given all that's currently on their plates. However, if it involves using more powerful hardware than what we have available in the Bridge/Strata, then unfortunately we won't be able to make it happen. 22) Pink Faun - Hello, Thank you for mailing. Our streamer are Roon core servers, in Roon is full support for Tidal. Tidal connect is very new, and as far as i know not available yet for our streamers 23) Logitech Media Server - Unknown. Edited November 13, 2020 by BrownMagic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilY Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 01/11/2020 at 1:17 PM, BrownMagic said: 6) I got confirmation from Arcam that all their streaming AVR and the SA30 amp will be getting Tidal Connect updates. 7) Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 Amplifier has got updated to support Tidal Connect 8- Cambridge Streamers and Edge Preamps will also get updated. Ref the Arcam confirmation, grateful further detail. I am considering the 1140 but hesitating as I am keen on Tidal Connect without having to have another add on (eg Bluesound) and was hoping that the new unit would have inbuilt capability, but haven't found any reference. Be great if the 1140 will be getting the Tidal update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleshi Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Has anyone heard of Windows/Android/iOS Tidal app supporting Tidal Connect as a sink/receiver? It would be nice to use our phones and play to another device (which may be hardwired to say an MQA- enabled USB DAC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackybrown Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) On 22/11/2020 at 12:08 PM, marleshi said: Has anyone heard of Windows/Android/iOS Tidal app supporting Tidal Connect as a sink/receiver? It would be nice to use our phones and play to another device (which may be hardwired to say an MQA- enabled USB DAC). Based on the FAQ in Tidal's website: Can I play music on my desktop app from my mobile app? At the moment, you can’t control your desktop app, but this feature is coming soon! https://support.tidal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004565898-How-to-Use-TIDAL-Connect Edited November 25, 2020 by Jackybrown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 24) Proj-ect Audio: Adding Tidal Connect to the Stream Box S2 Ultra is currenlty planned. It is not planned to add it to the regular Stream Box S2, the Stream Box DS2T or Stream Box RS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohboyanotheruniquename Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I recently bought an Arcam CDS50 and got this info in reply to my email - The CDS50 is not an MQA certified device and it does not support gapless playback Unfortunately Tidal Connect will never come to the CDS50 as it dose not have the hardware to support it. It's not really a big deal for me, I can stream through Bluos on my NAD T758 if I really want/need gapless. But the Arcam sounds better, this was their comment on that - I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "even though the nad says that it supports MQA, it doesn’t sound as good as the cds50" It's not just the what can unpack true MQA audio, but is how the products DAC is implemented. Hope that's of some help to someone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoterica Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Well done @BrownMagic for chasing up all those manufacturers! Interesting that the only thorough response was from PS. Having watched many of Paul's videos, it's no surprise actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunno77 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 @BrownMagic thank you. A shame to see Linn aren't doing much about it but hopefully that changes. Need more native app support across all streamers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 42 minutes ago, ohboyanotheruniquename said: I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "even though the nad says that it supports MQA, it doesn’t sound as good as the cds50 Quite a lame response from Arcam. Cant compare a CD player and an AV receiver. Anyways this thread is to track the progress of Tidal Connect and not MQA. My friend uses the Arcam SA30. Great sounding receiver with horrible software. How to fix that? Get tidal connect soon so that people start using the native Tidal app and listen to more music. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bunno77 said: Linn aren't doing much about it but hopefully that changes. We need more people asking for it! Audio companies are not equipped to create software and rightly so. It is not their core competency so they should ideally create hardware that can plug in with technologies like Roon or Tidal Connect instead of trying to write their own UI. Edited December 3, 2020 by BrownMagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPete9 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 My player is a mac mini, is there a way to use tidal on my laptop to control the player (macmini) in the same way spotify does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 hours ago, JPete9 said: My player is a mac mini, is there a way to use tidal on my laptop to control the player (macmini) in the same way spotify does? At the moment, you can’t control your desktop app, but this feature is coming soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 25) Orchard Audio - Below is my chat with Leo of Orchard Audio. He is pushing Volumio to support Tidal Connect. Basically his gear runs on 4 OS so if any of them work with Tidal Connect, then his gear would work. Tidal - If you are reading this, please make it simple for device manufactures to be able to adopt Tidal Connect quickly. It should be something where in they can put a piece of code in their box and then Tidal will be able to connect to it. That way they do not have to rely on 3rd party OS like Roon or Volumio. This will also help more people just get an RPI and get into the world of High Res streaming bringing down the cost of entry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilY Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 A great initiative. The more the user pressure the greater the chance the manufacturer will respond. I have Paradigm speakers and am about to pick up and Anthem amp. I am holding off on the Receiver as I’d like to match with another Anthem but am not willing to start adding third party products to get hi res streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Volumio - "Good news, the first step is done.We’ve had a call with TIDAL technical team (very pleasant meeting, BTW) and we’ve been approved to have TIDAL Connect SDK. We’re now in the process of implementing it, but it won’t be quick. The implementation is quite complex and there is a certification process involved, so my best estimate would be Q2 2021" So this is going to be good news for all streamers that can run on Volumio. This means RPI users can join the party as well! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 22/11/2020 at 12:08 PM, marleshi said: Has anyone heard of Windows/Android/iOS Tidal app supporting Tidal Connect as a sink/receiver? It would be nice to use our phones and play to another device (which may be hardwired to say an MQA- enabled USB DAC). I use my samsung s20 to stream via Bluetooth to my car stereo with no issues. I can't see why this wouldn't work with other players as long as they accept music playback via an Android device. I'm using the native Tidal app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Rokna - Hello, yes we plan to implement Tidal Connect or other alternative way to Roon. Kind Regards, Nicolae Jitariu Rockna Audio Primare - yes, we have been working with Tidal for some time now regarding implementation of Tidal Connect by free software update as soon in 2021 as we can but have a lot of other things needing to get done before then. With the hope that answers the question, but feel free to contact us again at any time, Terry Belcanto: No, we do not currently have plans to support Tidal connect. We use the SEEK ap to connect and manage Tidal, Qobuz or Vtuner. Thanks for your question, Regards, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Tidal need to get with the program. I’ve only just joined on the $4 p/m for 4 month deal. I use a MacMini as a dedicated server/steamer. Download app on phone - check Install Tidal on Mac - check Try to connect iPhone app to Mac - nope... I’m a bit annoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownMagic Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Flash said: Try to connect iPhone app to Mac - nope... This feature is in the works. Hopefully it will be released soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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