#QOBUZ MUSIC INSTALL#
#QOBUZ MUSIC PASSWORD#

Whilst Apple have been asleep behind the wheel of their iTunes store, our French melomanes have steadily built what looks to be the world's first proper uncompressed (non-lossy) streaming service. they have far more than any sane person would presently own in their personal library are growing at a brisk clip and have very little in common with your usual audiophile sites in terms of selection depth. And be sure to set the output from Qobuz to 100% volume-at the bottom right of its tool bar-to get the best sound quality.

Just be sure to select CD quality (unless a Studio Master version is available which could be 24/96) and your desired file format. You can of course purchase an album or select tracks directly through this application. pick a recommended album from one of the various category fields to broaden your horizons. create a playlist-here you might want to turn on gapless play in the upper window or set your crossfade time from the playback toolbar if you do random play-or. Select from the Qobuz Desktop's search engine by typing in your chosen artist's name to bring up his/her albums. You might want to adjust a few more housekeeping items on this page before you close the interface window.Īnd then you're off to the races.

#QOBUZ MUSIC INSTALL#

If you have a favorite software player like PureMusic, you'll need an ASIO-type interface-for PureMusic you install their DPad plug-in-which then shows up as a selectable option in the same window. Here you set the streaming quality to FLAC, then select your chosen output device under Périphérique de sortie audio. This opens the Interface de l'application window. Now click on the downward arrow next to the green Hi-Fi sign to open the inset window, then select Préférences as shown.

#QOBUZ MUSIC PASSWORD#

You'll have to sign in with your email address and password (or Facebook) credentials to start the session. Once installed, your desktop will show the access icon like so (far right). Without it you can already stream through the Qobuz web browser but you'll be limited to 320mbps even with your HiFi abonnement. Here's what you do.Īfter you've paid your fee, you download the Qobuz Desktop app for Windows or Mac. For €199/yr-that's two free months over the €19.90 monthly subscription fee-you can listen to proper uncompressed full-resolution music from multiple computers.

With Qobuz you can now stream at vraie qualité CD, i.e. have offered such streaming subscriptions for years, albeit at 256-320mbps MP3 quality. Rather than owning your music outright, you purchase cheap 24/7 access to vast libraries stored elsewhere. In my Pono piece I'd proposed that the age of ownership is shifting into an age of right of access. Subscription cost in the EU: €19.9/month, €199.90/yr

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