tapatrick Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 hour ago, left channel said: @tapatrick as @jhwalker said there is a hi-res streaming tier, Sublime+. It may have been created after you left Qobuz. Sublime+ is not at all cheap, but one version of the US pricing I've seen makes it much more reasonable. I saw this in the small print too which made me wonder.... “At the request of the right holders or artist representatives, it is possible that all or part of their discography is missing from the music streaming services. In that case, you will only have access to a short sample. Qobuz, by also offering paid downloads, allows you to “unlock” streaming by buying these albums.” I will give the sublime+ a go to see how it works and sounds. Topaz 2.5Kva Isolation Transformer > EtherRegen switch powered by Paul Hynes SR4 LPS >MacBook Pro 2013 > EC Designs PowerDac SX > TNT UBYTE-2 Speaker cables > Omega Super Alnico Monitors > 2x Rel T Zero Subwoofers. Link to comment
Popular Post jtwrace Posted October 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2018 I'm really enjoying Qobuz. left channel, 4est and woodford 3 W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
left channel Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 7 hours ago, tapatrick said: I saw this in the small print too which made me wonder.... “At the request of the right holders or artist representatives, it is possible that all or part of their discography is missing from the music streaming services. In that case, you will only have access to a short sample. Qobuz, by also offering paid downloads, allows you to “unlock” streaming by buying these albums.” I will give the sublime+ a go to see how it works and sounds. An equivalent situation on Tidal is when most tracks of an album are greyed out and you can't click on them. Also if no part of an album can be streamed on Tidal, then the album isn't even displayed. Tidal tried selling downloads for a while but dropped the idea, so with them that's as far as you can go. On Qobuz in the same situations you can at least listen to samples and buy downloads. tapatrick 1 Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
left channel Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 I've just learned Amarra Luxe will soon be including Qobuz too: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/amarra-anyone-using-it.428550/page-58#post-14528060 Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
Popular Post left channel Posted October 14, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2018 Looks like the folks at Qobuz were busy launching a new pricing scheme in Europe last week, and this bodes well for potential US customers. There is a new Hi-Res streaming-only tier called "Studio", available monthly or at a discounted annual price, and price of the annual Hi-Res "Sublime+" tier for streaming plus discounted downloads has been reduced as well: More info: http://blogsv2.qobuz.com/qobuz-blog-en/2018/10/10/qobuz-studio-launch-the-first-monthly-and-unlimited-hi-res-streaming-subscription/ Cebolla, Hugo9000 and Don Blas De Lezo 3 Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
Popular Post firedog Posted October 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 6/22/2018 at 4:00 AM, rickca said: I was expecting it to slip and it did. But better late than never. Better late than f**ked up, which would probably sink them in the US from the get go. They are smart to delay until it is working properly. It will lose them zero customers and possibly ensure success. rando, Don Blas De Lezo and 4est 3 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
rickca Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 @David.. Qobuz, Hi-Res Music Evangelist what is the main thing holding up the Qobuz USA launch? Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
exdmd Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I was lucky enough to get in on the beta test so I am subscribed now to Quobuz in the US. I did notice some problems with the desktop app on Windows 10 Pro sometimes playback would distort and I would have to clear the cache and restart the app to correct the problem. Bugs like this might be the reason for a delay. That being said, once I installed Audirvana+ I have had no problems at all streaming from Quobuz or Tidal. Link to comment
jtwrace Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The launch has been delayed to 2019. rickca 1 W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
TAV Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, jtwrace said: The launch has been delayed to 2019. Curious, do you have source for this information? Link to comment
jtwrace Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, TAV said: Curious, do you have source for this information? https://forum.psaudio.com/t/qobuz-in-the-usa/5970/104?u=jtwrace W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
left channel Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 21 minutes ago, jtwrace said: https://forum.psaudio.com/t/qobuz-in-the-usa/5970/104?u=jtwrace Dang. Al Griffin is a Sound & Vision editor, so that was no wild guess from a random commenter. But thanks for finding and sharing. Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
shadowlight Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I guess we will find out either 1st or 2nd week in January during CES. Link to comment
TAV Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, jtwrace said: https://forum.psaudio.com/t/qobuz-in-the-usa/5970/104?u=jtwrace Thanks, disappointing news. I'm using a society account that expires in December so will have to go cold turkey for a while. Not going back to Tidal so I'll have to rely on Deezer for my streaming fix until Qobuz launches next summer (just my estimate not supported by anything except my hunches) Link to comment
mourip Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 11/26/2018 at 12:33 PM, exdmd said: I was lucky enough to get in on the beta test so I am subscribed now to Quobuz in the US. I did notice some problems with the desktop app on Windows 10 Pro sometimes playback would distort and I would have to clear the cache and restart the app to correct the problem. Bugs like this might be the reason for a delay. That being said, once I installed Audirvana+ I have had no problems at all streaming from Quobuz or Tidal. When you say the "desktop app" do you mean Roon or just a new US version of their app? It seems odd that their desktop app would have that issue since those who use the EU version from the US do not seem to report it. Anyway 2019 is just a month away. "Don't Believe Everything You Think" System Link to comment
left channel Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Count me as one of the UK account holders roaming in the USA who have never experienced distortion. I've been a Qobuz customer for over a year now. Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
left channel Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 11/26/2018 at 9:33 AM, exdmd said: I was lucky enough to get in on the beta test so I am subscribed now to Quobuz in the US. I did notice some problems with the desktop app on Windows 10 Pro sometimes playback would distort and I would have to clear the cache and restart the app to correct the problem. Bugs like this might be the reason for a delay. That being said, once I installed Audirvana+ I have had no problems at all streaming from Quobuz or Tidal. 5 hours ago, mourip said: When you say the "desktop app" do you mean Roon or just a new US version of their app? It seems odd that their desktop app would have that issue since those who use the EU version from the US do not seem to report it. Anyway 2019 is just a month away. Count me as one of the UK account holders roaming in the USA who have never experienced that distortion problem. I've been a Qobuz customer for over a year now, using primarily the Qobuz desktop app. Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
dmormerod Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 US Pricing just announced : https://twitteringmachines.com/news-qobuz-prepares-for-us-launch-announces-pricing-plan/ [br]QNAP+ -> Allo DigiOne Signature -> RequisiteAudio D3rs -> McIntosh C52 -> McIntosh MC-275 MK VI -> Harbeth 30.1's via Roon Link to comment
Popular Post left channel Posted November 28, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2018 34 minutes ago, dmormerod said: US Pricing just announced : https://twitteringmachines.com/news-qobuz-prepares-for-us-launch-announces-pricing-plan/ Thanks! Nice to see official confirmation of those the prices. Other sites are also reporting plans for an early 2019 launch based on the same press release. A note on that twitteringmachines article: in fairness to Tidal, I've used the same resource and each time came up with many more MQA tracks. Last time I checked, about 140,000. That pales in comparison to the 2,000,000 Hi-Res tracks on Qobuz of course. Walcascar and dmormerod 1 1 Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
left channel Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 ICYMI: Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
bobbmd Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 @left channel am asking you this as you seem to be quite knowledgeable about Qobuz in USA( i will also reach out to David Craff ,Jud and Audio Doctor) I have had a Qobuz account since 2013 in USA with a 'French' address of New France(actually New York State) What should I do with this account? Keep it or get a real USA account( if i change to STUDIO the price will be same as what I pay now in Euros for HiFi)? What do you think will happen to the hundreds of playlists I have made on my original account and that are also on A+3? Finally, do you think the wonderful European/world wide albums and artists offered on my current account ie new issues editors picks etc will be the same or truncated for USA market? I have also sent an email to Qobuz support but I don't know if they will understand what I am asking. I know I am not the only USA person who has had Qobuz since 2013 or earlier maybe someone else in my situation can tell me what they are going to do. thanks bobbmd Link to comment
left channel Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 @bobbmd I don't know all the answers yet, and I suspect neither do the Qobuz staff, but here are my thoughts. One of the Qobuz folks participating on AS (the-forum-formerly-known-as-CA :-) said something about intending to offer a path for users to switch from the EU to the US service, but had no details to offer and for all we know that will involve transferring credit only. However, you can use Soundiiz to transfer your playlists between two Qobuz accounts. Someone else here has done that successfully to switch between Italian and French accounts. It is also not yet clear what they will license in the US market and how that will differ from Europe, but at least one participant in the closed US beta has reported that the US catalog does not appear fully fleshed-out. I suppose as in Europe, satisfaction will depend on which genres you prefer. All I can say is that I intend to maintain accounts on both services to compare, at least until the next annual renewal of one or the other. Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
Forehaven Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I have a trial, anyway to get this to play thru Roon, or if not, getting it to play through my DAC/Pre/Amp? Ryzen 7 2700 PC Server, NUC7CJYH w. 4G Apacer RAM as Renderer/LPS 1.2 - IsoRegen/LPS-1/.2 - Singxer SU-1/LPS1.2 - Holo Spring Level 3 DAC - LTA MicroZOTL MZ2 - Modwright KWA 150 Signature Amp - Tidal Audio Piano's. . Link to comment
left channel Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, Forehaven said: I have a trial, anyway to get this to play thru Roon, or if not, getting it to play through my DAC/Pre/Amp? Qobuz and Roon have reportedly been in negotiations. There may be be an announcement at CES next week. Or not. I use LMS/Squeezebox to play Qobuz Hi-Res around the house, and there may be other solutions. What hardware are you using for Roon? Everyone wants to date my avatar. Link to comment
bobbmd Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 @left channel thank you keep me posted and i will do the same Link to comment
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