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I have Flac files on a NAS. They play on my whole system. How can I get confirmation that HD content is being played? Thanks

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AntifonAnswer

Prodigy III

From memory, this is a feature that was “upgraded” during the May release, and so that symbol no longer appears. If so, the feature might be back at some stage, or it might not.

buzz

Grand Maestro

If the FLAC files were created in HD, they will play in HD.

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pturryAuthor

Contributor I

My S2 player doesn’t show “HD” on currently playing page. Where else would it say it?

Paul

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AntifonAnswer

Prodigy III

From memory, this is a feature that was “upgraded” during the May release, and so that symbol no longer appears. If so, the feature might be back at some stage, or it might not.

controlav

Lead Maestro

From memory, this is a feature that was “upgraded” during the May release, and so that symbol no longer appears. If so, the feature might be back at some stage, or it might not.

HD never showed for local library playback, it was limited to streaming services only.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

controlav

Lead Maestro

If your ears can’t tell, does it even matter?

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

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Antifon

Prodigy III

From memory, this is a feature that was “upgraded” during the May release, and so that symbol no longer appears. If so, the feature might be back at some stage, or it might not.

HD never showed for local library playback, it was limited to streaming services only.

Sorry - not true. I am currently listening to a track from my local library. It’s a FLAC, and the display shows an “HD” symbol. If I listen to the same track in 32-bit coding, it shows the “HiRes” symbol instead (though it doesn’t play the track properly, because it tries to play it even though Sonos does not support 32-bit encoding).

I should add - neither of the above is from memory - this is what I am seeing on the app right now (running the pre-May release).

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pturryAuthor

Contributor I

My flac collection used to show up. Thanks

Paul

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pturryAuthor

Contributor I

So am I actually getting Flac audio since it’s not showing up. Sounds great but I would like confirmation

Paul

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Antifon

Prodigy III

As I said, the feature has either been retired or is on holiday. If the latter, I doubt Sonos will place any great priority on bringing it back - they have more important problems to resolve.

But, given that AFAIK Sonos has not added the ability to re-encode FLACs on the fly, if it’s stored in HD then it will be played in HD. You can probably get confirmation by jumping forward a track. If it takes a long time for all of your speakers to get back in sync, it’s probably in HD!

controlav

Lead Maestro

From memory, this is a feature that was “upgraded” during the May release, and so that symbol no longer appears. If so, the feature might be back at some stage, or it might not.

HD never showed for local library playback, it was limited to streaming services only.

Sorry - not true. I am currently listening to a track from my local library. It’s a FLAC, and the display shows an “HD” symbol. If I listen to the same track in 32-bit coding, it shows the “HiRes” symbol instead (though it doesn’t play the track properly, because it tries to play it even though Sonos does not support 32-bit encoding).

I should add - neither of the above is from memory - this is what I am seeing on the app right now (running the pre-May release).

Huh, ok, I stand corrected. <fx:tries to find some FLAC files to try this out>

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

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