Article: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto - A Shade of Blue (Immersive Edition)

[sdolezalek]

On 12/10/2023 at 3:50 AM, The Computer Audiophile said:

So strange (not you!). I think Qobuz has it for sale at 24/192. 

It does, but only for Sublime subscribers.  Interestingly, although they claim that Studio level subscribers have access to all the hi-res content for streaming only (not purchase) this is an example where you can't stream the 24/192 version (only the 16/44 version).  As advertised the two tiers never made sense to me: Why should you pay more each month for the privilege to buy what you can already stream (presumably they want to encourage as many purchases as possible).  But if they are also limiting the streaming quality then they aren't living up to their sales representations, which say that Studio level gets full access to 24/192 and 24/96 files for streaming.. 

[111MilesToGo]

54 minutes ago, sdolezalek said:

It does, but only for Sublime subscribers.  Interestingly, although they claim that Studio level subscribers have access to all the hi-res content for streaming only (not purchase) this is an example where you can't stream the 24/192 version (only the 16/44 version).  As advertised the two tiers never made sense to me: Why should you pay more each month for the privilege to buy what you can already stream (presumably they want to encourage as many purchases as possible).  But if they are also limiting the streaming quality then they aren't living up to their sales representations, which say that Studio level gets full access to 24/192 and 24/96 files for streaming.. 

Ah, that would explain what we see. Indeed, as a Qobuz Studio subscriber, I do now feel I am not getting what I pay for according to their sales proposition. As simple as that.

 

Any potential subsequent discussion about whether one would hear a difference between 24/192 and 24/44.1 is a different story, completely unrelated to the a.m. commercial aspect.

[jrobbins50]

11 hours ago, 3dsoundshop said:

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I'll try again when I get home.

And…?

[3dsoundshop]

6 hours ago, jrobbins50 said:

And…?

Sorry for the delay... All is well with the Midnight Sugar track.

[jhwalker]

20 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Did you have a chance to listen?

 

I did!  My immersive system is a bit slapdash right now: I have a fully convolved stereo system (courtesy of Focus Fidelity), but "only" Audyssey MultEq xt32 for the full surround system.  Also, Roon doesn't yet support Atmos, so my first listen was of the 5.1 FLAC files, which were wonderful in and of themselves.

 

Playing the MP4 files via JRiver Media Center was another step up (Atmos decoded via Denon 3700H receiver). 

 

I plan on listening to the MKV files in the next day or so - lots of Christmas music / performing going on here, so relatively little free time - but very much looking forward to it :)

[jhwalker]

Just a quick update - I did listen to the MKV files today, between concert last night and final dress for next performance this evening.

 

As expected, they sounded stunning.  The only way I could find to play them properly within my environment was to have Plex index them as video files and play back as "original" (i.e., no transcoding) on my Shield, which let my receiver decode them as Dolby Atmos.  Lovely.

[The Computer Audiophile]

36 minutes ago, jhwalker said:

Just a quick update - I did listen to the MKV files today, between concert last night and final dress for next performance this evening.

 

As expected, they sounded stunning.  The only way I could find to play them properly within my environment was to have Plex index them as video files and play back as "original" (i.e., no transcoding) on my Shield, which let my receiver decode them as Dolby Atmos.  Lovely.

Thanks for the update. 

[Roy Boy]

I copied the MKV files to a flash drive that I plugged into my Oppo 103D which is connected to an AVM70. I can play the files but the AVM70 does not see the files as Atmos. It shows Dolby Surround as the decoding.  I have the same issue with Yello Point MKV files i extracted with MakeMKV.  However if I play the Blu-ray of Point it decodes as Atmos.  Any thought why this might be happening? Thanks

[The Computer Audiophile]

8 minutes ago, Roy Boy said:

I copied the MKV files to a flash drive that I plugged into my Oppo 103D which is connected to an AVM70. I can play the files but the AVM70 does not see the files as Atmos. It shows Dolby Surround as the decoding.  I have the same issue with Yello Point MKV files i extracted with MakeMKV.  However if I play the Blu-ray of Point it decodes as Atmos.  Any thought why this might be happening? Thanks

It depends on the media player being used to select and play the files and the input used. Yours may not be capable of TrueHD Atmos via USB. Via hdmi it is capable though (obviously). 

[The Computer Audiophile]

@Roy Boy, your Anthem would work with those files and an nvidia Shield Pro like @JoeWhip uses. 

[Roy Boy]

1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

@Roy Boy, your Anthem would work with those files and an nvidia Shield Pro like @JoeWhip uses. 

@The Computer Audiophile I may need to give the Shield a try..  Maybe use the Oppo for mch dsd files via USB

[The Computer Audiophile]

6 minutes ago, Roy Boy said:

@The Computer Audiophile I may need to give the Shield a try..  Maybe use the Oppo for mch dsd files via USB

That’s really the easiest route. Install Kodi on the Shield and call it good. 
 

 

[JoeWhip]

How is the USB stick formatted? It needs to be exfat for the MKV Atmos files.

[JoeWhip]

3 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

@Roy Boy, your Anthem would work with those files and an nvidia Shield Pro like @JoeWhip uses. 

It is so easy even I figured it out.