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Tidal: FLAC for hi-res streaming is coming

Livia Gamper
3.7.2023
Translation: machine translated

Hi-Res music will soon be available in FLAC format from the streaming service Tidal. The upgrade will be rolled out in August.

Until recently, Tidal used the MQA format (Master Quality Authenticated) to play music in high audio quality - i.e. 24 bit at 192 kHz. However, the company MQA Ltd recently filed for bankruptcy. Tidal therefore had to find a new audio format for its HIFI Plus subscription. It ended up with the FLAC format (Free Lossless Audio Codec).

In contrast to MQA, FLAC is more open and has fewer restrictions. FLAC therefore only requires a D/A converter (DAC) to achieve full resolution.

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