Effected ? I think the tinitus is from too manny concerts and subwoofers in my vehicles over the years.
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Bumping the request to @developers to consider making a native Foobar2000 mobile app, referring to the wishlist thread
As a Tidal user, I wonder if there is any way that can use Tidal music on other devices? I had found some tools like Windows Tidal Music Converter, etc. Had anyone used this kind of tools?
These kind of converters look like an ideal and affordable way to extend your personal music library.
Afaik Tidal business model per definition does not allow copying DRM protected contents, just temporary downloading on the device – you will never be owning the content legally.
From the artists’ point of view, their revenues depend on the number of playback, downloading the contents would be violating their interest. Just like downloading contents from newsgroups is illegal in every country.
Please note that the AudFree Terms of Use is explicitly stating “make sure the copyright law in your country allows copying digital media files”. Even in my country, which has been very progressive when it comes to both uploading and downloading of contents, I highly doubt I could successfully win a case like this if Tidal was to prosecute me over downloading ‘their’ files. Even the AudFree terms of use will exclude any claims in that regard (see ‘Indemnification’) and you’ll be on your own.
What is the legal status of AudFree and similar companies, their products and where do they reside? What if Tidal decides to incorporate a new code in their database that would prevent copying content via AudFree? Would you get refunded by those entities? What if Tidal, based on your personal (meta)data decides to claim any royalties from you based on the list of contents downloaded by you that have been freed of DRM protection? Not trying to spook you here but they should be able to do that with just a single mouse click.
Many audio playback (edit:) devices nowadays are ‘Tidal ready’ in order to keep that business model in place for both Tidal and the artist. To be on the safe side and if you choose to stream content (no ownership) rather than downloading it (HD-Tracks and others, you own the content legally) just make sure all your devices are capable of streaming/temporary download the content.
I use brave browser to listen to my tidal music on Linux. If you go to the site, on the right side of the button is a small gray icon, click it and it’ll “install” it as an app on your computer (it behaves more as a separate instance of the web browser, like a bookmark you store on your desktop). I haven’t thought to check if it actually downloads the music filesz though I doubt it does. It works, though I can’t say how well it would work on the L5.
Gnu Crimson: As the Librem 5 will be capable to stream Raw Data over WPAN or JACK, so get ready your HD audio Headphones and Files
Will this come automatically on L5 (Byzantium) or not? What is gnu crimson?
Not on Byzantium but Crimson
“Gnu Crimson” is a strict Mean for “PureOS Crimson” so Crimson it is next Big release of PureOS.
But Byzantium is supposed to be rolling (I thought). Can we already upgrade to Crimson? and how? I am very interested in this sound improvement.
I think (speculation) you have to wait another year for this. Right now a lot of things (L5 related) are broken, as devs say. So it makes not much sense to upgrade.
Oh, OK, then better to wait indeed. Thanks.
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I game on Audiophile today on Gnu Librem 5 device. The test was to bypass Pulseaudio, and i got a very nice High Rest output. I still working for more pure sound output on Gnu Librem 5.
The benefits to bypass Pulseaudio is to direct delivery the audio signal to the sound card without alteration, manipulation, resulting in a bit-perfect output and power save via low cpu. This also eliminate potential artifacts or distortions introduced by resampling or bridges, improvement the purity on the sound from direct dac/amp horsepower hardware output.
DO NOT use L5-earbuds for HR test.
On my test i see that wav has better sound than flac, still need testing aiff.
((( (( GNU AUDIO )) )))
purism@pureos:~/Music$ mpv --ao=alsa --audio-device=alsa/hw:CARD=L5,DEV=0 '06 - MICHAEL JACKSON - billie jean.flac'
(+) Audio --aid=1 (flac 2ch 96000Hz)
File tags:
Artist: MICHEAL JACKSON
Album: Thriller
Comment: Final Master
Date: 1982
Genre: Pop
Title: Billie Jean
Track: 06
AO: [alsa] 96000Hz stereo 2ch s32
A: 00:04:57 / 00:04:58 (100%)
Exiting... (End of file)
purism@pureos:~/Music$
```'
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Your audio tag is off. It’s Michael not Micheal.
Of course wav → flac is lossless (i.e. wav → flac → wav is, digitally speaking, the identity). It’s possible, I suppose, that on low-powered or poorly engineered devices flac → wav might be slow enough to cause some sort of issues if an appropriate buffer isn’t maintained, but I have a portable flac → wav device from 2004 with no such issues, so I would be surprised.
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Good observation.
I always trusted on FLAC from PCM source, so now that i got a new Henry Audio unit then i got interested to test sound quality between wav and flac and and i see that wav has better sound in detail than flac, this is very disappointing to me considering that i trusted in flac to maintain all the information on the track, however i dont understand why it is lost in flac if theoretically it should be the same. I will be more testing about it when i have time for.
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Use your ears, not your eyes.
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06 - MICHAEL JACKSON - billie jean.flac
Uh oh. What am I seeing here @carlosgonz, non-free music? 
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Very Good Observation, thanks so much. Sadly those propietary-music it the only i get to test the Librem 5 DAC 24 bits support. If you know a Libre 24 bits music…please let me know.
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I could make some. But I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t like it!!!
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The Open Goldberg Variations project produces audio files in various formats, bit depths and sample rates including WAV and FLAC at 24bit.
While not free of license, Carmen Gomes - A Fool For You - Compare Formats is a free of cost audio track available in multiple formats (DXD, PCM, DSD and FLAC) at various bit depths and and sample rates, choose “ALL TRACKS” to download the entire/complete bundle. The “Compare Formats” bundle is referenced by many as their source used when comparing formats and testing DACs, although, I’m of the opinion that the quality of the master is a little questionable.
There is plenty of license and royalty free hi-res music available, a simple web search should turn up some results.
Assuming that the WAV and FLAC files have bee derived from the same source and are straight conversions with no additional processing, if you can hear a difference then I would suggest there is something wrong within your audio chain.
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