Colin,

The answer to your question at this very moment is no.

You really need to read the current Tidal Connect thread in the Streaming Forum.

However, it is highly likely that Meridian will make a firmware upgrade in the future to both the 210 and 218 to recognise Tidal Connect, the same way that right now the 210 recognises Spotify Connect. At this point in time you can connect to Spotify Connect on the 210 via a Bluetooth Connection to an iPhone or iPad and select music via Spotify Connect and output any music file available in the Spotify library including Hi-Res files, but the 210 streamer must be connected to the Network.

As discussed in the Tidal Connect thread, you are using Spotify Connect App on the iPad or iPhone as a remote control but the music files are streaming from the internet Network connection of the 210. The music stream is not via the the Bluetooth connection given that it doesn’t have the capability to stream Hi-Res via Bluetooth as discussed in the links in my previous post. The only problem with respect to your to your needs, is that Spotify does not have MQA files in its library. You can set up the 210 to output via the coaxial to the Ultra DAC.

At the moment, the Tidal Connect thread states it can connect via bluetooth to work as a remote control of the Tidal library but the Bluetooth connection remains the only pipeline to supply music files to the 210. Therefore when using Tidal Connect, there is a Bluetooth symbol on the lower left corner of the screen and the MQA stream is not preserved but can still be heard. The DSP shows a resolution of MHR 88 via the SpeakerLink connection and not MQA.

According to the Tidal Connect thread, at the moment Tidal Connect does work with MQA files when using Bluesound devices.

There is no doubt, in an unknown timeline, that Meridian will issue a firmware update to the 210 so you can do exactly what you want to do using Tidal Connect.

Therefore go out and buy yourself a Meridian 210, set it up between your 861v8 and Ultra DAC to output via the Coax connection and wait patiently for the Meridian firmware update to be issued.


Cheers,


Steve M

Last edited by Steve M; 2021-10-20 23:30.
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