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May 14, 2020
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External USB DACs support for Deezer

  • May 14, 2020
  • 125 replies
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Hello,

Saw several similar posts, but they were not created at “”Got an idea” section.

The suggestion is to implement function of Deezer player to directly connect external USB DAC’s at smartphones (bypassing the operating system mixer).

Since smartphone makers refuse using 3.5 mm mini jack, audiophiles pay attention to adapters with DAC. It’s assortment is growing - number of reviews on YouTube and feedbacks at Ali confirm this.

Streaming platforms as Tidal and Qobuz allow to output sound directly to external DAC through application “USB Audio Player Pro”. Deezer has no such function.

In my opinion implementation of this function at Deezer application itself (without workaround) will become a competitive advantage of service and will attract additional audience of audiophiles.

    125 replies

    Lukáš Kaňka
    Guitar Hero
    Guitar Hero
    June 15, 2021

    When I have a deezer hifi tariff on my iphone.  And I connect a FiiO Q3 to it so it won't play HiFi?  Even though the song has a HiFi icon?

    DAC:FiiO Q3 - Mini system: Panasonic sa-pmx80 - IEM: FiiO FH3 - Headphones: Bang & Olfusen Beoplay H9 3g, - TWS: Panasonic S500W - Iphone12mini, Macbook (streaming) - Source: Tidal HiFi, Apple Music, Deezer HiFi
    Matej Szendi
    Guitar Hero
    Guitar Hero
    June 16, 2021

    @Rudi Any progress on this idea? Sound is much better on Exclusive mode on Tidal or Amazon Music. 

    Roadie
    June 16, 2021

    Lol this is really depressing😂😂 How can it be so hard to implement an exclusive mode? Staying with Tidal through Roon for now...

    Roadie
    July 9, 2021

    Would love to see this functionality in Deezer.

    Roadie
    July 9, 2021

    I'm a Deezer Hi-Fi subscriber for few moths already, after using Tidal.

    I was hopping Deezer will implement a bitperfect option in their application to avoid upsamlling of android/windows, like the one used by USB Player Pro.(it is possible)

    External dac is becoming more and more popular, prices accessible for music lovers and new mobile are dropping audio jack.

    As far i understood windows/ android upsamlling to 48khz because of video content is using this sample rate and is more popular than CD music (flac).

    Then are the music providers like deezer without video content and Hi-Fi music.

    I belive Deezer should pay attention to their Hi-Fi users. Hi-fi users for sure will go to the best provider.

    For example willing to pay 3rd aplication party only to get better quality.(USB Player Pro) Personally I did this and i was disapointed because it was only for online use, nothing offline. 

    Dear Deezer, implement baypass of upsampling CD quality to other sample rates for your Hi-Fi users.

    Tidal is losing users due to MQA that replace the original flac and making magic upsamplig.

    Your application is better bt the way.

    Rising Star
    August 5, 2021

    Still nothing on this ?

    We need updates !

     

    Thank you.

    Roadie
    September 7, 2021

     Hello, Deezers!

    How long can we wait for a solution to this problem? Why are all absolutely important questions ignored !?

    Thanks.

     

    Roadie
    September 8, 2021

    I've been using Spotify for years and, as I started focusing more on audio quality, I switched to Tidal which I left for Deezer mainly because of MQA.

    While Deezer is the best music streaming service I've ever used, it's frustrating that it's so hard to get Deezer Hi-Fi working properly with my current equipment.

    I would really appreciate if you could provide a solution for this or at least give more feedback to the community on this and similar topics.

    With Spotify planning to integrate lossless this year it will be hard to justify not switching back.

     

    Rising Star
    September 22, 2021

    Hello Deezers, still no dice with USB Player Pro to bypass Android resampling?

    This needs to be addressed. 

    I want my 44100Hz NOT to be tinkered with. Shame this is impossible with such a ubitiquos thing like an Android phone.

    When I play Deezer and play a voice message in Messenger Lite it sometimes changes to 44.1kHz!

    Even for an hour…

    Will keep Investigating and putting pressure on Deezer.

    Roadie
    October 28, 2021

    Deezer teem is too lazy to really worry about sound quality, in their opinion bitrate and HiFi sticker is enougn for most users. But good lossy, as OGG or AAC at high bitrate, bypasssed Android audio hell, really sounds better than lossless after  upsampler/normalyzer/effect layer/mixer