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Basically by donation. I send them some $$ from time to time and a while back some folk here banded together to give a group donation. https://radioparadise.com/support

Just looked at the RP website and it says:

Interesting thanks - at the moment the MQA stream is the same as the CD stream. Not that that will worry some here who prefer straight FLAC rather than MQA. At the moment it is sounding a bit like SomaFM channel "Deep Space One" or "Drone Zone" that I sometimes listen to for ambient chill. But I am still on the first (very long) track so I will see...

I generally listen to the mellow mix but sometimes change to the eclectic/global mix but have noticed it has recently disappeared. I had a look today and https://radioparadise.com/blog/global mentions that it is only temporary: Thanks for your patience as we give our Global mix a little spa day. While we're pampering it for the next couple of days, we're also working on some sneaky tech upgrades to spruce up the backend of ALL RP's streams. It's the less glamorous part of the job, but it's absolutely essential to ensure your favorite musical adventures are always here for you, no matter what. A huge shout-out to those of you who've shown our Global mix some love – you're making the stream blush. While you're eagerly awaiting the Global mix's triumphant return, why not take the main mix for a spin? Anyway I will watch out for its return!

I mainly listen to the mellow mix. There are 4 channels: Your screen shot show "Main Mix" which I understand is a combination of the other three. Also you are on a 320kb stream so lossy, but high quality lossy. Only you can determine which channel is your preferred type of music and whether the 320kb is "good enough". cheers Geoff R

OK searching for "Radio Paradise" at https://vtuner.com/setupapp/guide/asp/BrowseStations/Searchform.asp only shows 192K and 320K streams for RP which seems odd given RP has had a lossless FLAC option for a few years now.

Hi Neo I don't know anything about Naim ndx, but look at https://radioparadise.com/listen/stream-links you can select the channel (main/mellow/rock/global) and the bitrate (probably FLAC or FLAC+metadata for hifi listeners) and it will show you the URL. with any luck you are able to paste or copy the link into your streamer? Looking at the Naim site it mentions "vTuner 5* full-service internet radio" but I don't know what that is - I use a Bluesound streamer and it has integrated Radio Paradise (both FLAC and MQA so you can choose one or the other or compare them etc.). hth and cheers Geoff R

Think it has always been like that? The transitions are very well done.

I agree. You may enjoy this live performance:

I was sorry to hear this on the news this morning. I am listening to Blade Runner as I write this

I bought these in 2019 and was very happy with them. A year later I upgraded to their big brothers the Concept 500 when they came on special. I was intending using these in a second system but haven't got around to it so they need to go. Plenty of info and reviews online. Pickup available. If shipped, purchaser makes arrangements. I'm happy to coordinate with you and your choice of vendor. Dimensions H/D/W (mm): 972 x 288 x 170 Weight: 18.5kg Each box weighs ~21kg and measures around 98x40x28 cm

I have heard back now and they confirm that lossless (that you used to pay extra for in the Hifi subscription) is now included in Premium. they said: HIFI is now included in all subscriptions so you'll have lossless with your subscription

just an update on this. I have not heard back from Deezer but I notice overnight I was charged $16.99 for the coming month as "Deezer Trio". It sounds like it is midway between Premium and Family which have 1 and 6 accounts respectively. In the Deezer app I have a choice of Standard 128 kb/s Better 320kb/s High Fidelity Lossless Quality I suspect this is no different to Premium but it would be good if they were transparent and clearly said their former HiFi level was now rolled into Premium.

Well I hope so! I had a monthly hifi subscriptio at $17.99 pm last month I got an email from them saying: Good news for you Having great taste just got better — we've reduced the price of your plan down to $16.99! Here's another surprise! We'll be adding 2 more accounts to your plan! Now everyone can hear their favorites in High Fidelity sound. You will be automatically subscribed to Deezer Trio and you'll see this new pricing applied on your next bill after September 5th 2021. Enjoy your new benefits, and thanks for supporting Deezer! however today my subscription seemed to be cancelled. Suddenly I started getting advertisements which I have never had before and my playlists would only play a short sample of each song. So it seems I now have "Deezer Free". I emailed them and they said: I can see that your renewal was aborted technically, sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you. All you need to do now is resubscribe - www.deezer.com/offers :). Please get back in touch if you need any further assistance. The problem is when I go to that link there is only premium or family - not hifi. That will be fine if premium now has lossless - I have emailed them back to confirm. In the mean time I have looked around and see offers for 3 months free on Qobuz so I can always try that if Deezer doesn't work out - but it has been great up to now ever since I moved over from Tidal.

Not sure if everyone got this message but it looks like Deezer is dropping monthly rate by a dollar and also giving you two extra accounts: Good news for you Having great taste just got better — we've reduced the price of your plan down to $16.99! Here's another surprise! We'll be adding 2 more accounts to your plan! Now everyone can hear their favorites in High Fidelity sound. You will be automatically subscribed to Deezer Trio and you'll see this new pricing applied on your next bill after September 5th 2021. Enjoy your new benefits, and thanks for supporting Deezer! Prefer to have just one account? You can choose to opt out of Deezer Trio by going to "Manage my subscription" in your settings. You can also choose your preferred subscription plan here. For additional information or questions about managing your subscription, please contact our Customer Support.

Listening for the first time to Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Somewhat quieter than some of his other stuff - apparently influenced by the tragic loss of his teenage son.

looks like you got a good deal! much better than what I saw:

I saw $107.91 for annual with 25% discount but then realised this is for Premium and not HiFi. I have been trying Deezer for a couple of months on a free trial and have found it excellent so far.

you have the choice - it is not mandatory - see below MQA or CD quality:

Yes nice tribute. I also saw him with Gary Burton in Melbourne - but in my case it was 8th June 2014 at Hamer Hall as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. It was a great concert.

Great album. And now the sad news that Chick Corea has passed, or perhaps I should say Returned to Forever. RIP Chick and thanks for the music.

I had recently noticed many (but not all) NY albums missing from Tidal and this thread explains why. I think it would have been better to just remove the MQA versions of NY albums from Tidal and leave the "original" versions there as it is annoying not to have them there. Many artists have both MQA and "original" versions of albums on Tidal - maybe I need to do a comparison some time to see what the differences are (and how audible they are to me personally). Although I guess I would need someone else to choose which to play so it would be "blind".

Just for the record, I have had no problems (Melbourne) with Tidal since late on Sunday 30th August - so two weeks tomorrow. I also use Bluesound and my versions are: Windows App: 3.10.0 BluOS: 3.10.3 Having said that, mine is wired in using ethernet cable to the router so wifi issues would not affect me.

I'm also in Melbourne and it has been perfect since late Sunday night.

It has been fine for me since late Sunday night.