UPDATE
I’m listening on TIDAL Hi-Res FLAC as of now (Thom Yorke - Black Swan).
… on our last prototype of a new product we’ll launch soon.
That’s cutting edge, I guess 
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That’s great! Then this means we’ll soon be able to do this on Volumio builds as well?
Yes, but that depends also when TIDAL gives us green light
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A couple of updates:
- Hi-res FLAC is now availavle in Chromecast devices.
- Tidal apps now show bitrate / resolution if Max quality = FLAC
So, coupled with @volumio 's Black Swan teaser… it “feels” we’re getting closer.
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Looking forward to taking advantage of all that Tidal has to offer in High Resolution FLAC offerings. Please let us know when the update will be released. Thanks
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Good news. We got green ligth from TIDAL.
Now we will perform extensive testing, and if all is well, new release with High-res FLAC will be out on 8th November
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Great News, thank you Michelangelo!
This is fantastic news! Thanks for the update, work and support!
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Does that mean that both Tidal in Volumio and Tidal Connect will stream high-res flacs?
Yes, that’s the plan.
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new Volumio update!!!
I’m playing 192khz flac via tidal connect now!!!
Allo USBridge Sig(rpi)
This is a beta update, you are advised not to set in test mode and update
Will Hi-Res get priority over MQA (like in the Tidal apps) or will we be able to choose freely between the two formats (if both are available)?
This is fantastic news! 
I got my RIVO yesterday, and was very disappointed that European streaming product of the year RIVO did not have highres on Tidal, I thought it did, but now I am seeing hope here! Thanks for you efforts!! Looking forward to 8th of November!! 
Regarding Tidal MQA; will you implement unfolding 1 like ifi Zen Stream and Roon core does in SW?
This would also have been a very nice feature, but releasing SW for highres FLAC is more important of course!
I just installed the beta version of the Volumio update on a PC connected to my Pro-Ject DAC.
When playing from the Tidal app using Tidal Connect, it behaves in the expected Tidal way.
Albums available in both Hi-Res and mqa will be played as Hi-Res no matter if the mqa version is in higher resolution.
E.g. https://tidal.com/browse/album/217554095
Albums available only as mqa will be played as such.
E.g. https://tidal.com/browse/album/2400318
However, if played from the Tidal embedded in Volumio, both will be played as mqa.
From there, albums only available as Hi-Res will be played as redbook.
E.g. https://tidal.com/browse/album/121047424
So, in a way you actually CAN choose between Hi-Res and mqa.
You just have to choose the right place to play from - and keep track of which albums are available in which formats.
Not the most elegant way, but you get access to both mqa and the albums only available in Hi-Res (there are certainly quite a few of my favourites).
Now, I just hope that Pro-ject will get their act together and implement these updates as well in their customised version of Volumio.
Hi!
HighRes FLAC Tidal/Tidal-Connect update will be released today? 
Yes
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Can you tell at what time?
Then I don’t need to check all the time;-)
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Expectations set for today!
@mich it’s out now
This release took longer than anticipated since some devices cannot be updated straight via OTA (because of PI5 support). But now it’s live
Enjoy!
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