Qobuz Discussion Thread

[fjs]

A few years ago I owned a burson conductor and it would continually drop out streaming qobuz. My streamer is a bluesound node and the solution was to turn off audio clock trim in bluesound settings.  I also have a dedicated headphone setup that also has a bluesound node and a Wiim pro and a few dacs. On this system audio clock trim has always been enabled with no problems.  However about a month ago quobuz started to drop out on certain tracks particularly hires tracks for no apparent reason. I tried numerous ways to stop the dropouts and eventually decided to turn off audio clock trim on the node. I have had no problems since then. I don’t think the Wiim pro had any dropouts but can’t be sure. Getting back to comments from the previous post I wonder if the last qobuz update can effect the clock trim. I don’t know how it works but just a thought. 

[Kirby66]

Does anyone know if you can re-download and album at a lower bit rate if you've previously downloaded it at a higher bit rate without paying again?

[Dr.Funk]

Not sure, but you can easily keep what you have and convert a copy into a lower rate, I do it all the time making compilations for my car cd-stacker.

[Hydrology]

1 hour ago, Kirby66 said:

Does anyone know if you can re-download and album at a lower bit rate if you've previously downloaded it at a higher bit rate without paying again?

 

No, generally you would need to do as @Dr.Funk says. Do you use Roon by any chance? You can tell Roon to cap the rate that is compatible with your endpoint/DAC.

[08Boss302]

Is it still in your qobuz downloader app?

 

[Kirby66]

1 hour ago, Hydrology said:

 

No, generally you would need to do as @Dr.Funk says. Do you use Roon by any chance? You can tell Roon to cap the rate that is compatible with your endpoint/DAC.

No Roon for me, just using Sense as the UI for my Zenith. Now that I know what the issue is/was I’ll convert a copy to a compatible bit rate as @Dr.Funk said and compare that to a copy downloaded at that same bit rate - if there’s no difference I’ll continue to do that and keep the higher one as well. Never know what may be compatible in the future

[Kirby66]

1 hour ago, 08Boss302 said:

Is it still in your qobuz downloader app?

 

It’s in ‘My Purchases’ but not in the downloader app - can you change it if it’s still in the downloader app?

[08Boss302]

13 minutes ago, Kirby66 said:

It’s in ‘My Purchases’ but not in the downloader app - can you change it if it’s still in the downloader app?

I just checked, doesn't seem so. I think on Band Camp you can though, I may getting them confused.

[Pete D]

23 minutes ago, 08Boss302 said:

I just checked, doesn't seem so. I think on Band Camp you can though, I may getting them confused.

You can download from Qobuz app, in my purchases click on the dots for that album and click download then choose resolution.

[Dr.Funk]

If you use the right software you can take a higher res file and convert downwards, keeping it in it's original format, in this case .flac. But you can also convert it to .wav or the dreaded .mp3, I have to go and wash my mouth out now

[Dr.Funk]

2 minutes ago, Pete D said:

You can download from Qobuz app, in my purchases click on the dots for that album and click download then choose resolution.

In the original post it was asked if you can do that post the original download. Can you do this multiple times, for different resolutions, after the original higher res download, or only at the time of the original purchase?

[Pete D]

I have not done it lately but I have downloaded an album in multiple formats before from Qobuz app. 

[08Boss302]

19 minutes ago, Pete D said:

You can download from Qobuz app, in my purchases click on the dots for that album and click download then choose resolution.

I think the OP wanted to change the resolution from his original purchase download. I cannot seem to find how its done in the Qobuz downloader app or the Qobuz music app.

For any album I have bought it is in FLAC or higher, if want to change to any other format I use an external program. 

I tend to like the file sitting outside the actual app so I can use it on my DAP or home network not via Qobuz etc. 

Still though, it would be good to know if what the OP was asking is possible.

[Dr.Funk]

If anyone is interested this is the software I use, I have mentioned this in a previous post, I have no affiliation to this company, just recommending a brilliant piece of ripping/converting software.

https://www.poikosoft.com/

 

It can even convert from/ to DSD!

[Pete D]

I admittedly have not done this since the down loader app was made separate and am not home so cannot try it out myself. 
 

edit: I use db poweramp to do any conversions, seems to work quite well.

Edited May 19, 2024 by Pete D

[Kirby66]

13 hours ago, Pete D said:

You can download from Qobuz app, in my purchases click on the dots for that album and click download then choose resolution.

Genius @Pete D !!! That worked perfectly (although I've not played it yet ... family would be justifiably upset if I switched the system on at 4.30am ). I'd tried to do it from the download store which wanted me to purchase again at lower res and lower cost, and it was no longer in the downloader app so really thought I couldn't do it. But there it is in a new folder on my HD at the selected resolution ready to import to my server. Thanks so much 

[Classic]

Qobuz Playlist and Qobuz discussion thread...

Edited June 21, 2024 by Strings
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[keyse1]

55 minutes ago, Digital said:

Hello Guys,

Can you please share your qobuz playlists here please.

 

Placholder for all Qobuz playlists from the SNA user.

 

Thank you

I love playlists

i make them up more often than I listen to them

Im listening to one now

What does that mean

How would you do it

is there a genre of music you are interested in

[Classic]

Thank you Keyse1, we will listen to your playlist.

 

In this way we get exposed to unknown albums/singers/bands/tracks.

 

Looking forward for your playlist mate. If you wish to share your favorite playlist.

Edited June 18, 2024 by Strings

[Anthony1]

On 14/6/2024 at 4:42 PM, Digital said:

….. we will listen to your playlist and if we like we will add that songs/album to our playlist.

Hmm, what is the background to this?

Edited June 15, 2024 by Anthony1

[BugPowderDust]

Here's a few of mine: 

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/5704942

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/5686839

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/20240582

 

[Frank Prowse Hi-Fi]

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/11161251

 

[Hydrology]

On 15/06/2024 at 7:14 PM, Anthony1 said:

Hmm, what is the background to this?

Don't think there is anything sinister here, after all, we don't own the music on these very playlists we share.

[Mickeydamouse]

Hi everybody,Having just bought Clays Kompakt 2 and reclocker to use Qobuz from my old MacBook Air I’ve had a week of great music

All of a sudden the MacBook has frozen and won’t let me sign in.It just says unable to initialise connection 

I can log in Qobuz on my phone and an old 2009 iMac but no luck with the MacBook air which I use as my server

Being an old person I’am at my wits end 

I’am hoping someone can help 

thanks Mike

[Demondes]

On the Mac are you using the Qobuz app or web browser to play music?   
 

Is it just Qobuz or the whole MacOS that is freezing?  Can you still do everything else on the MAC?

 

if it is just the Qobuz App,  I would try Qobuz via browser just to test that works.

 

Then i would go to the application directory and drag the app icon to the bin.

 

i would redownload the latest app from Qobuz and resinstall and login again.