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ZaurKh
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May 14, 2020
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External USB DACs support for Deezer

  • May 14, 2020
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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.

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      Rising Star
      carm001
      Rising Star
      November 4, 2021
      1. Dump your iPhone as BT is not capable of HiFi streams via BT(Apple Walled Garden), and their so called wired connection is a DAC
      2. Android Devices use the LDAC code which has a max bitrate of 990Khz, and they have had this for years.
      3. Get a pair of Sony WH-1000XM4 which uses LDAC, and you WILL hear the difference even on BT! You will have to go into BT setting and enable this

       


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        Roadie
        moklys1
        Roadie
        November 7, 2021

        I recently upgraded to Deezer Hifi, and I was surprised to see this Deezer can not to pass audio directly to a DAC in Hifi Modus via USB.

        Am I seeing this correctly? Could this be back in 2021?

          Roadie
          philegger
          Roadie
          November 17, 2021

          still no update? I will change to Tidal or Quobuz if there is no progress in the very near future… Sad. I liked deezer otherwise...

          Roadie
          emacs
          Roadie
          November 26, 2021

          Yet another voice in support of this (much missed!) feature.

            Roadie
            Famunda
            Roadie
            December 7, 2021

            Man tried amazon and deezer has no exclusive mode either

            Roadie
            HeresPablo
            Roadie
            December 23, 2021

            1 year on and still no progress or further communication from Deezer, right? 

            Roadie
            HeresPablo
            Roadie
            December 25, 2021

            @Rudi 

            Hifi subscription is virtually castrated without this implementation can we get some kind of realistic timeframe of please. If it's not coming we would rather know.

            Roadie
            Momo.fragt-sich
            Roadie
            January 2, 2022

            No possibility to use a DAC per USB. I will quit my account

            roderickvd
            Hitmaker
            roderickvd
            Hitmaker
            January 14, 2022

            Just signed up after being fed up with Spotify delaying HiFi. From macOS I guess the poor man’s option now is to set the system audio to AirPlay to `shairpoint-sync` running on a Raspberry Pi or such. But this is all tinkering. Here’s to hoping you will be giving output-to-USB first-class support not too long from now.

            Roadie
            NjectKalle
            Roadie
            January 15, 2022

            This feature is essential, any updates by Deezer please!?

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