quality of sound Apple Music vs Tidal vs Mconnect

[PiotrW.]

Hi, 
could someone explain why Apple Music Hi res sounds worst than Tidal hi res.

and!
 Tidal via Mconnect sounds better then Tidal hi res.

 how its possible?

[molecule93]

Hi,

I am using Mconnect and Qobuz to stream music. I have chosen Mconnect because it uses Upnp and it doesn't compress the sound in any form.

I have a pair of Devialet Phantom I, and not all sounds/music are played correctly.

The Phantom model can only read HI-RES music (24-bit/96) with UpnP for instance. Above it will start to lag.

You need to have a look in your parameters, to see which resolution, Apple Music or Tidal is using, to be able to compare

[kimonkimasoft]

MConnect is an app that can be used to stream music from Tidal to supported devices (like network streamers or DACs). The way MConnect handles the streaming of Hi-Res audio might provide an advantage, such as reducing latency, improving signal integrity, or leveraging network optimization features in the streaming process.

[Daniël Stuurman]

In my case Apple Music trough a Mac Mini M2 sounds similar to Qobuz over UPnP remoted by Mconnect