Tidal file formats on the Naim app

Posted by: Benny on 17 February 2016

when using Tidal on the Naim app it shows the file format such as FLAC 44.1 kHz or AAC .

Does this indication comes from Tidal streaming server as part of the track info ? Or is it recognized by the Naim network player itself ?

music played on ND5 XS.

Posted on: 17 February 2016 by David Hendon

I think this is the Naim app reporting what the ND5 XS is telling it that it is seeing, so not part of the Tidal meta-data.

best

David

Posted on: 17 February 2016 by Mr2Harvey

Good question, I see the same although most is FLAC 44.1khz.

Good quality it is too :-)

Posted on: 17 February 2016 by Simon-in-Suffolk

Hi, this is the Naim streamer recognising the media type and then advising the control point (Naim app) the format of the currently playing media. With HTTP based streaming, there are specific standardised values for the different media data types, and so Tidal will describe the media using one of these type ids.

Simon

Posted on: 17 February 2016 by Benny

Thank you for your answers