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Old 07-22-19, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 95bat
It's possible to swap the amp, but at a cost, of course.

Please read through all of this thread as well as the several other threads on the topic. Streaming music is about the worst audio quality you can get. Definitely try a CD or usb drive with high quality audio files.
thank you , i will do more research on the audio system
Old 07-23-19, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DiamondES
thank you , i will do more research on the audio system
The gist of it is the higher quality audio you play, the better the system sounds It will sound good play the radio or streaming Pandora/Youtube, but to experience its full glory you will want some high quality audio files.

Others stream Tidal, but it can be expensive. I just load songs on a flash drive.
Old 07-23-19, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by DiamondES
thank you , i will do more research on the audio system
Just add a sub amp, a sound processor with a couple of subs and you'll be set!

I added two Rockford 12" P3's, Rockford P1000X1bd 1,000 rms watts amp and audio control DQ-61 sound processor. I will soon be adding some sound deadening material to the entire trunk.


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He said he feels the ML has TOO MUCH bass. How would adding a sub help that?
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Too much bass? Simple solution, don't put the volume above 30, problem solved.
Old 07-23-19, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kalel2127
Too much bass? Simple solution, don't put the volume above 30, problem solved.
I tried some CDs i had laying around the house and the quality was much better, maybe it was the low quality streaming files that were sounding bad. Im going to buy a usb drive and load files on there and try it that way.

A question for Tidal users, after purchasing the monthly subscription, do you still pay for the songs or is it included in the subscription ?

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Originally Posted by DiamondES
I tried some CDs i had laying around the house and the quality was much better, maybe it was the low quality streaming files that were sounding bad. Im going to buy a usb drive and load files on there and try it that way.

A question for Tidal users, after purchasing the monthly subscription, do you still pay for the songs or is it included in the subscription ?
Only the monthly subscription is required. There isn't a limit on how many songs/videos you can stream or download to your mobile device.
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Originally Posted by kalel2127
Only the monthly subscription is required. There isn't a limit on how many songs/videos you can stream or download to your mobile device.
Can the songs be downloaded to a flash drive then played in the car?
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Can the songs be downloaded to a flash drive then played in the car?
No, there is no download option while on a desktop, that's called stealing
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Originally Posted by bc6152
Can the songs be downloaded to a flash drive then played in the car?
I think you can download them at home, then play them from your phone in the car. I don't use Tidal so I would be wrong.
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No, there is no download option while on a desktop, that's called stealing
You can legally download music from about a dozen different places, just have to pay for it
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Originally Posted by 95bat
I think you can download them at home, then play them from your phone in the car. I don't use Tidal so I would be wrong.


You can legally download music from about a dozen different places, just have to pay for it
Nope, no option to download from Tidal on desktop, I'm on it all day at work.

Yes, I'm sure there are but Tidal doesn't offer that option. Also, I'm sure you have to pay those sites for each song or album.
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Originally Posted by kalel2127
No, there is no download option while on a desktop, that's called stealing
Just checking... I have no intention of buying Tidal anyway...
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Originally Posted by kalel2127
Nope, no option to download from Tidal on desktop, I'm on it all day at work.

Yes, I'm sure there are but Tidal doesn't offer that option. Also, I'm sure you have to pay those sites for each song or album.
I Googled "Tidal download" and there were sites that seem to describe ways to download music files. I didn't dig deeper because I'm not ready to do it yet. Ultimately, I would like to copy the lossless music files to a USB flash drive.
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Originally Posted by kalel2127
Nope, no option to download from Tidal on desktop, I'm on it all day at work.

Yes, I'm sure there are but Tidal doesn't offer that option. Also, I'm sure you have to pay those sites for each song or album.
Can you download it to your phone to use in an offline mode or something? Like with Pandora or Netflix you can download music/shows to play them later through the app without wifi or cell signal.
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Yes you can download to an iPhone or Android in lossless format (hi-fi setting). You can also download the MQA versions if available by downloading using the MASTERS setting. Once you have downloaded the songs to your phone you can go offline and then the songs are played directly from your phone. I've been doing this for close to 5 years now.


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