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binaryapparatusGuitar Hero

Provide 'radio' stream, at least for top tier HiFi subscribersNot for now

I would like to revisit idea touched in 'Provide official Deezer plugin for Mopidy music server' thread, but in a different way and with a technically sound foundation. I am software developer and, if needed, I am willing to participate in the project, beta test etc. #1 Reasons #1.1 Deezer HiFi sound quality is good enough to be only comparable to Tidal, however I prefer to stay within Deezer ecosystem. #1.2 Other services offer 'streaming' experience DI.fm is having token/stream URL for subscribers Tidal and Quobuz have official MPD plugins Spotify has well working mopidy plugin, sadly their sound quality is inferior #1.3 Existing electron app is neat multi-platform gimmick but it doesn't offer sound quality that HiFi deserves Electron apps are cpu and memory hogs User can't properly select sound pathways to make sure that lossless sound actually reaches sound card/DAC. Having electron app trying to play HiFi stream is subpar experience. Having full fledged/busy UI app is nice for the times when I want to train Deezer what to play but completely unacceptable for times when I want to play my 'flow' music and work on something else. #2 Proposal Examine what DI does with tokens and streams, it is very easy and secure logic that allows proper streaming. User can reset token at any moment, individual stream URL is in form server/path/token/station. Having stream URL with tokens is easy to track (for misuse) and limit to one client. Offer similar streaming service for HiFi users, so they are able to actually stream lossless music. Offered HiFi stream for 'flow' only would be sufficient. We can all train Deezer using official app. For other times, when we already have flow sufficiently trained, having lossless stream is essential. As I said I'd be happy to explain more, participate if needed, or help it happen. Not having proper HiFi stream and not being able to feed it directly into DAC is a show stopper. Thank you for your time, I hope to get serious official answer and that we can expand in this much needed way.