Recent content by DCarmi

I've tried with HEOS and it works.

No, I don't use Apple nor Linn. Airplay 2 "usually" transmits at AAC 256. Airplay 1 would likely be lossless, if Spotify support it. edit: manicm beat me to it.

Spotify is not yet lossless over Airplay 2. Airplay 2 does seem down-sample to AAC 256 over wifi but not cable. I'm not an Apple user so I'm happy to be shown up as an eejit. That said, I'd go the Wiim route. It is fairly cheap, with good support and good interface.

If you use wired headphones then there are many external DACs available and reviews to match. Audioquest, Ifi, Astell and Kern, etc do several. Many do up to 32-bit/384kHz and support DSD. You get small ones powered by the phone and some with internal batteries. You can get balanced output...

If you look at (NOT a recommendation!!) from Amazon, you will see for the princely sum of £3.99 you get 2 usb-c to 3.5mm adapters. Quoting a bit of the blurb... Hi-Fi Sound Performance: The USB C headphones adaptor to 3.5mm jack is equipped with an integrated DAC chip, supporting audio up...

Correct! By removing the 3.5mm jack (and the SD card slot) they save space in the body for other gizmos. So now you need an external DAC or headphones with an in-built DAC. The next thing to go will be the sim card. Apple have already started down this road by going e-sim only a recent device.

This seems to be a known issue amongst Tidal users. Try turning off Wifi, when using 5G and see if that makes a difference.

USB headphones have a little DAC inside. You can get tiny cable DACs with a 3.5mm connector for a few quid but they aren't that great. I do have one somewhere. Very few phones support a 3.5mm jack, nowadays. Sony is one company that has kept it. I believe Tidal is bit perfect on Android (not...

Yup! That is what I do except Ifi DAC to Wired headphones. I can choose which of my headphones/earbuds I use, using the standard 3.5mm jack. I did try some USB headphones and wasn't that impressed but yours may have a better DAC built in. In fairness, I wouldn't generally listen to lossless...

In have an Ifi Go Link DAC and I use a splitter to connect this and a power cable/bank. From the image you can see one connector for power and one for the DAC.

Technically it does, but in practice no. The limitation is from Spotify's end.

It is the ICO that was going after them under the 2018 Data Protection Act. The OSA is Ofcom's responsibility.

Some systems need to roll out firmware. Some systems e.g. Wiim seem to require a power-off/on approach and HEOS needs you to tell Spotify to forget the device and then reconnect. Wiim might work if you tell Spotify to log out of the device and reconnect. I did not try, I just powered off. CCA...

My Wiims (mini and pro) needed to be restarted (power off and power on) to pick up lossless, for some reason. I've not done any serious listening but I'm not noticing an much difference.

I read the books, well 3 of them, the 4th being terrible, IMHO. I found it interesting that they relocated the story from Denmark to Scotland but it worked well. I hope they do another.