feat(quality): derive per-source download tier from the global profile

Remove the per-source download-quality dropdowns (Tidal/HiFi/Qobuz/Deezer/
Amazon) — with the global ranked-targets system they were redundant and
conflicting. Add quality_tier_for_source(): picks the LOWEST source tier
that satisfies the user's top target (respects the quality ceiling, saves
bandwidth) or the source's max as best effort. Every source's search +
download + retry path now derives its tier from the global profile instead
of config_manager.get('<source>_download.quality').

Settings keep the per-source allow_fallback toggles; the quality selects are
replaced with a note pointing at Quality Profile.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

core/amazon_download_client.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from core.amazon_client import AmazonClient, AmazonClientError
 from core.download_plugins.base import DownloadSourcePlugin
 from core.download_plugins.types import AlbumResult, DownloadStatus, TrackResult
 from core.quality.model import AudioQuality
+from core.quality.source_map import quality_tier_for_source
 from utils.logging_config import get_logger
 
 logger = get_logger("amazon_download_client")
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class AmazonDownloadClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
         self.download_path = Path(download_path)
         self.download_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-        self._quality = config_manager.get("amazon_download.quality", "flac")
+        self._quality = quality_tier_for_source("amazon", default="flac")
         self._allow_fallback = config_manager.get("amazon_download.allow_fallback", True)
 
         self._client = AmazonClient(preferred_codec=self._quality)

core/deezer_download_client.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 import requests
 
 from core.download_plugins.types import AlbumResult, DownloadStatus, TrackResult
-from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_deezer
+from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_deezer, quality_tier_for_source
 from utils.logging_config import get_logger
 
 logger = get_logger("deezer_download")
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class DeezerDownloadClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
         self._authenticated = False
 
         # Quality preference
-        self._quality = config_manager.get('deezer_download.quality', 'flac')
+        self._quality = quality_tier_for_source('deezer', default='flac')
 
         # Try to authenticate on init if ARL is configured
         arl = config_manager.get('deezer_download.arl', '')

core/download_orchestrator.py

@@ -102,12 +102,14 @@ class DownloadOrchestrator:
         deezer_dl = self.client('deezer_dl')
         if deezer_arl and deezer_dl:
             deezer_dl.reconnect(deezer_arl)
-            deezer_dl._quality = config_manager.get('deezer_download.quality', 'flac')
+            from core.quality.source_map import quality_tier_for_source
+            deezer_dl._quality = quality_tier_for_source('deezer', default='flac')
 
         # Reload Amazon quality preference (T2Tunes needs no reconnect — public proxy)
         amazon = self.client('amazon')
         if amazon:
-            quality = config_manager.get('amazon_download.quality', 'flac')
+            from core.quality.source_map import quality_tier_for_source
+            quality = quality_tier_for_source('amazon', default='flac')
             amazon._quality = quality
             amazon._allow_fallback = config_manager.get('amazon_download.allow_fallback', True)
             if hasattr(amazon, '_client') and amazon._client:

core/downloads/monitor.py

@@ -760,7 +760,8 @@ class WebUIDownloadMonitor:
                 # used_sources keys are formatted as "{username}_{filename}", so startswith is exact.
                 is_tidal = any(s.startswith('tidal_') for s in tried_sources)
                 if is_tidal:
-                    tidal_quality = config_manager.get('tidal_download.quality', 'lossless')
+                    from core.quality.source_map import quality_tier_for_source
+                    tidal_quality = quality_tier_for_source('tidal', default='lossless')
                     allow_fb = config_manager.get('tidal_download.allow_fallback', True)
                     if tidal_quality == 'hires' and not allow_fb:
                         task['error_message'] = (

core/hifi_client.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import requests as http_requests
 from utils.logging_config import get_logger
 from config.settings import config_manager
 from core.download_plugins.types import TrackResult, AlbumResult, DownloadStatus
-from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_tidal_tier
+from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_tidal_tier, quality_tier_for_source
 
 logger = get_logger("hifi_client")
 
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ class HiFiClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
             loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
             tracks = await loop.run_in_executor(None, lambda: self.search_raw(query))
 
-            quality_key = config_manager.get('hifi_download.quality', 'lossless')
+            quality_key = quality_tier_for_source('hifi', default='lossless')
             q_info = HLS_QUALITY_MAP.get(quality_key, HLS_QUALITY_MAP['lossless'])
 
             # HiFi is Tidal-backed; stamp the configured tier so the global
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ class HiFiClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
         )
 
     def _download_sync(self, download_id: str, track_id: int, display_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
-        quality_key = config_manager.get('hifi_download.quality', 'lossless')
+        quality_key = quality_tier_for_source('hifi', default='lossless')
         chain = ['hires', 'lossless', 'high', 'low']
         start = chain.index(quality_key) if quality_key in chain else 1
         allow_fallback = config_manager.get('hifi_download.allow_fallback', True)

core/qobuz_client.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from config.settings import config_manager
 
 # Import Soulseek data structures for drop-in replacement compatibility
 from core.download_plugins.types import TrackResult, AlbumResult, DownloadStatus
-from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_qobuz
+from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_qobuz, quality_tier_for_source
 
 logger = get_logger("qobuz_client")
 
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ class QobuzClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
                 return ([], [])
 
             # Get configured quality for display
-            quality_key = config_manager.get('qobuz.quality', 'lossless')
+            quality_key = quality_tier_for_source('qobuz', default='lossless')
             quality_info = QOBUZ_QUALITY_MAP.get(quality_key, QOBUZ_QUALITY_MAP['lossless'])
 
             track_results = []
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ class QobuzClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
 
         try:
             # Determine quality
-            quality_key = config_manager.get('qobuz.quality', 'lossless')
+            quality_key = quality_tier_for_source('qobuz', default='lossless')
             quality_info = QOBUZ_QUALITY_MAP.get(quality_key, QOBUZ_QUALITY_MAP['lossless'])
 
             # Quality fallback chain: hires_max → hires → lossless → mp3

core/quality/source_map.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Optional
 
 from core.quality.model import AudioQuality
+from core.quality.selection import load_profile_targets
 
 
 # ── Tidal / HiFi (Monochrome is Tidal-backed) ──────────────────────────────
@@ -102,3 +103,66 @@ def quality_from_amazon(
         sample_rate=sample_rate if sample_rate is not None else base.sample_rate,
         bit_depth=bit_depth if bit_depth is not None else base.bit_depth,
     )
+
+
+# ── Profile-driven download tier (replaces per-source quality settings) ─────
+#
+# Each source's selectable download tiers, ordered best → worst, with the
+# AudioQuality the tier delivers. ``quality_tier_for_source`` walks these to
+# request the LOWEST tier that satisfies the user's top global target — so the
+# global quality profile, not a per-source dropdown, decides what each source
+# fetches.
+
+_SOURCE_TIER_LADDERS: dict[str, list[tuple[str, AudioQuality]]] = {
+    'tidal': [
+        ('hires', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=96000, bit_depth=24)),
+        ('lossless', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=44100, bit_depth=16)),
+        ('high', AudioQuality('aac', bitrate=320)),
+        ('low', AudioQuality('aac', bitrate=96)),
+    ],
+    'hifi': [
+        ('hires', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=96000, bit_depth=24)),
+        ('lossless', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=44100, bit_depth=16)),
+        ('high', AudioQuality('aac', bitrate=320)),
+        ('low', AudioQuality('aac', bitrate=96)),
+    ],
+    'qobuz': [
+        ('hires_max', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=192000, bit_depth=24)),
+        ('hires', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=96000, bit_depth=24)),
+        ('lossless', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=44100, bit_depth=16)),
+        ('mp3', AudioQuality('mp3', bitrate=320)),
+    ],
+    'deezer': [
+        ('flac', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=44100, bit_depth=16)),
+        ('mp3_320', AudioQuality('mp3', bitrate=320)),
+        ('mp3_128', AudioQuality('mp3', bitrate=128)),
+    ],
+    'amazon': [
+        ('flac', AudioQuality('flac', sample_rate=48000, bit_depth=24)),
+        ('opus', AudioQuality('aac', bitrate=320)),
+    ],
+}
+
+
+def quality_tier_for_source(source_name: str, *, default: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return the source tier key to request, derived from the global profile.
+
+    Picks the lowest tier in the source's ladder that satisfies the user's
+    top (most-preferred) target — respecting the quality ceiling and saving
+    bandwidth. Falls back to the source's max tier when none can satisfy it
+    (best effort), or to the source's max when no targets are configured.
+    Returns *default* for an unknown source.
+    """
+    ladder = _SOURCE_TIER_LADDERS.get(source_name)
+    if not ladder:
+        return default
+
+    targets, _ = load_profile_targets()
+    if not targets:
+        return ladder[0][0]
+
+    top = targets[0]
+    for key, aq in reversed(ladder):           # low → high
+        if aq.matches_target(top):
+            return key
+    return ladder[0][0]                         # best effort: max tier

core/tidal_download_client.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from config.settings import config_manager
 
 # Import Soulseek data structures for drop-in replacement compatibility
 from core.download_plugins.types import TrackResult, AlbumResult, DownloadStatus
-from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_tidal_tier
+from core.quality.source_map import quality_from_tidal_tier, quality_tier_for_source
 
 logger = get_logger("tidal_download_client")
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class TidalDownloadClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
             if successful_query and successful_query != query:
                 logger.info(f"Tidal fallback query succeeded: '{successful_query}' (original: '{query}')")
 
-            quality_key = config_manager.get('tidal_download.quality', 'lossless')
+            quality_key = quality_tier_for_source('tidal', default='lossless')
             quality_info = QUALITY_MAP.get(quality_key, QUALITY_MAP['lossless'])
             # Stamp the configured tier (what will actually be downloaded) so
             # the global ranker sees real sample_rate/bit_depth.
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ class TidalDownloadClient(DownloadSourcePlugin):
             logger.error("Tidal session not authenticated")
             return None
 
-        quality_key = config_manager.get('tidal_download.quality', 'lossless')
+        quality_key = quality_tier_for_source('tidal', default='lossless')
         chain = ['hires', 'lossless', 'high', 'low']
         start = chain.index(quality_key) if quality_key in chain else 1
         allow_fallback = config_manager.get('tidal_download.allow_fallback', True)

tests/quality/test_source_tier.py

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+"""quality_tier_for_source — derive a source's requested download tier from
+the GLOBAL quality profile instead of a per-source setting.
+
+Rule: pick the LOWEST source tier that satisfies the user's top (most
+preferred) target — respecting the user's quality ceiling and saving
+bandwidth — or the source's max tier when none can satisfy it (best effort).
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+import core.quality.source_map as sm
+from core.quality.model import QualityTarget
+
+
+def _patch_targets(monkeypatch, targets, fallback=True):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sm, 'load_profile_targets', lambda: (targets, fallback))
+
+
+T_FLAC24_96 = [QualityTarget(label='', format='flac', bit_depth=24, min_sample_rate=96000)]
+T_FLAC24_192 = [QualityTarget(label='', format='flac', bit_depth=24, min_sample_rate=192000)]
+T_FLAC16 = [QualityTarget(label='', format='flac', bit_depth=16)]
+T_MP3_320 = [QualityTarget(label='', format='mp3', min_bitrate=320)]
+
+
+def test_tidal_hires_when_top_wants_24_96(monkeypatch):
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, T_FLAC24_96)
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('tidal') == 'hires'
+
+
+def test_tidal_lossless_respects_16bit_ceiling(monkeypatch):
+    # User caps at 16-bit → request lossless, NOT hires (saves bandwidth).
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, T_FLAC16)
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('tidal') == 'lossless'
+
+
+def test_tidal_best_effort_max_when_unsatisfiable(monkeypatch):
+    # Source maxes at 24/96 but user wants 24/192 → best effort = max tier.
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, T_FLAC24_192)
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('tidal') == 'hires'
+
+
+def test_no_targets_requests_max(monkeypatch):
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, [])
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('tidal') == 'hires'
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('deezer') == 'flac'
+
+
+def test_deezer_flac_and_mp3(monkeypatch):
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, T_FLAC16)
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('deezer') == 'flac'
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, T_MP3_320)
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('deezer') == 'mp3_320'
+
+
+def test_qobuz_hires_max(monkeypatch):
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, T_FLAC24_192)
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('qobuz') == 'hires_max'
+
+
+def test_unknown_source_returns_default(monkeypatch):
+    _patch_targets(monkeypatch, T_FLAC16)
+    assert sm.quality_tier_for_source('nope', default='x') == 'x'

webui/index.html

@@ -4740,21 +4740,15 @@
                                 <div id="tidal-download-settings-container" style="display: none;">
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label>Tidal Download Quality:</label>
-                                        <select id="tidal-download-quality" class="form-select">
-                                            <option value="low">Low (AAC 96kbps)</option>
-                                            <option value="high">High (AAC 320kbps)</option>
-                                            <option value="lossless">Lossless (FLAC 16-bit/44.1kHz)</option>
-                                            <option value="hires">HiRes (FLAC 24-bit/96kHz)</option>
-                                        </select>
                                         <div class="setting-help-text">
-                                            Audio quality for Tidal downloads. HiRes requires a Tidal HiFi Plus subscription.
+                                            Quality is set globally in <strong>Quality Profile</strong> (ranked targets) — Tidal fetches the highest tier your profile accepts.
                                         </div>
                                         <label class="checkbox-inline" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                                             <input type="checkbox" id="tidal-allow-fallback" checked>
                                             Allow quality fallback
                                         </label>
                                         <div class="setting-help-text">
-                                            When disabled, only downloads at the exact quality selected. If unavailable, skips to the next source.
+                                            When disabled, only downloads at the exact derived quality. If unavailable, skips to the next source.
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="form-group">
@@ -4774,14 +4768,8 @@
                                 <div id="qobuz-settings-container" style="display: none;">
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label>Qobuz Download Quality:</label>
-                                        <select id="qobuz-quality" class="form-select">
-                                            <option value="mp3">MP3 320kbps</option>
-                                            <option value="lossless">Lossless (FLAC 16-bit/44.1kHz)</option>
-                                            <option value="hires">Hi-Res (FLAC 24-bit/96kHz)</option>
-                                            <option value="hires_max">Hi-Res Max (FLAC 24-bit/192kHz)</option>
-                                        </select>
                                         <div class="setting-help-text">
-                                            Audio quality for Qobuz downloads. Hi-Res requires a Qobuz Studio or Sublime subscription.
+                                            Quality is set globally in <strong>Quality Profile</strong> (ranked targets) — Qobuz fetches the highest tier your profile accepts. Hi-Res requires a Qobuz Studio or Sublime subscription.
                                         </div>
                                         <label class="checkbox-inline" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                                             <input type="checkbox" id="qobuz-allow-fallback" checked>
@@ -4840,14 +4828,8 @@
                                 <div id="hifi-download-settings-container" style="display: none;">
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label>HiFi Download Quality:</label>
-                                        <select id="hifi-download-quality" class="form-select">
-                                            <option value="low">Low (AAC 96kbps)</option>
-                                            <option value="high">High (AAC 320kbps)</option>
-                                            <option value="lossless">Lossless (FLAC 16-bit/44.1kHz)</option>
-                                            <option value="hires">HiRes (FLAC 24-bit/96kHz)</option>
-                                        </select>
                                         <div class="setting-help-text">
-                                            Audio quality for HiFi downloads. Uses public API instances — no account required.
+                                            Quality is set globally in <strong>Quality Profile</strong> (ranked targets) — HiFi fetches the highest tier your profile accepts. Uses public API instances — no account required.
                                         </div>
                                         <label class="checkbox-inline" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                                             <input type="checkbox" id="hifi-allow-fallback" checked>
@@ -4888,14 +4870,8 @@
                                 <div id="deezer-download-settings-container" style="display: none;">
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label>Deezer Download Quality:</label>
-                                        <select id="deezer-download-quality" class="form-select">
-                                            <option value="mp3_128">MP3 128kbps (Free)</option>
-                                            <option value="mp3_320">MP3 320kbps (Premium)</option>
-                                            <option value="flac">FLAC Lossless (HiFi)</option>
-                                        </select>
                                         <div class="setting-help-text">
-                                            Audio quality for Deezer downloads. FLAC requires a Deezer HiFi subscription.
+                                            Quality is set globally in <strong>Quality Profile</strong> (ranked targets) — Deezer fetches the highest tier your profile accepts. FLAC requires a Deezer HiFi subscription.
-                                            MP3 320 requires Premium or higher.
                                         </div>
                                         <label class="checkbox-inline" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                                             <input type="checkbox" id="deezer-allow-fallback" checked>
@@ -4930,14 +4906,8 @@
                                 <div id="amazon-download-settings-container" style="display: none;">
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label>Amazon Music Quality:</label>
-                                        <select id="amazon-quality" class="form-select">
-                                            <option value="flac">FLAC Lossless (24-bit/48kHz Hi-Res)</option>
-                                            <option value="opus">Opus (320kbps)</option>
-                                            <option value="eac3">EAC3 Dolby Atmos (768kbps 5.1)</option>
-                                        </select>
                                         <div class="setting-help-text">
-                                            Preferred codec tier. FLAC is 24-bit/48kHz Hi-Res — no subscription required.
+                                            Quality is set globally in <strong>Quality Profile</strong> (ranked targets) — Amazon fetches FLAC (24-bit/48kHz Hi-Res) when your profile wants lossless, otherwise a lossy tier. Downloads via T2Tunes proxy.
-                                            Downloads via T2Tunes proxy.
                                         </div>
                                         <label class="checkbox-inline" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                                             <input type="checkbox" id="amazon-allow-fallback" checked>

webui/static/settings.js

@@ -1138,17 +1138,14 @@ async function loadSettingsData() {
         document.getElementById('max-concurrent-downloads').value = settings.download_source?.max_concurrent || '3';
         loadHybridSourceOrder(settings);
         loadArtSourceOrder(settings);
-        document.getElementById('tidal-download-quality').value = settings.tidal_download?.quality || 'lossless';
+        // Per-source download quality is now derived from the global Quality
+        // Profile (ranked targets) — the per-source quality selects were removed.
         document.getElementById('tidal-allow-fallback').checked = settings.tidal_download?.allow_fallback !== false;
-        document.getElementById('qobuz-quality').value = settings.qobuz?.quality || 'lossless';
         document.getElementById('qobuz-allow-fallback').checked = settings.qobuz?.allow_fallback !== false;
-        document.getElementById('hifi-download-quality').value = settings.hifi_download?.quality || 'lossless';
         document.getElementById('hifi-allow-fallback').checked = settings.hifi_download?.allow_fallback !== false;
         loadHiFiInstances();
-        document.getElementById('deezer-download-quality').value = settings.deezer_download?.quality || 'flac';
         document.getElementById('deezer-allow-fallback').checked = settings.deezer_download?.allow_fallback !== false;
         document.getElementById('deezer-download-arl').value = settings.deezer_download?.arl || '';
-        document.getElementById('amazon-quality').value = settings.amazon_download?.quality || 'flac';
         document.getElementById('amazon-allow-fallback').checked = settings.amazon_download?.allow_fallback !== false;
         document.getElementById('lidarr-url').value = settings.lidarr_download?.url || '';
         document.getElementById('lidarr-api-key').value = settings.lidarr_download?.api_key || '';
@@ -2946,11 +2943,10 @@ async function saveSettings(quiet = false) {
             usenet_download_path: document.getElementById('usenet-download-path')?.value || '',
         },
         tidal_download: {
-            quality: document.getElementById('tidal-download-quality').value || 'lossless',
+            // quality derived from the global Quality Profile (ranked targets)
             allow_fallback: document.getElementById('tidal-allow-fallback').checked,
         },
         hifi_download: {
-            quality: document.getElementById('hifi-download-quality').value || 'lossless',
             allow_fallback: document.getElementById('hifi-allow-fallback').checked,
         },
         hifi: {
@@ -2958,12 +2954,10 @@ async function saveSettings(quiet = false) {
             tags: _collectServiceTags('hifi')
         },
         deezer_download: {
-            quality: document.getElementById('deezer-download-quality').value || 'flac',
             arl: document.getElementById('deezer-download-arl').value || '',
             allow_fallback: document.getElementById('deezer-allow-fallback').checked,
         },
         amazon_download: {
-            quality: document.getElementById('amazon-quality').value || 'flac',
             allow_fallback: document.getElementById('amazon-allow-fallback').checked,
         },
         lidarr_download: {
@@ -2997,7 +2991,6 @@ async function saveSettings(quiet = false) {
             // to migrate existing configs.
         },
         qobuz: {
-            quality: document.getElementById('qobuz-quality').value || 'lossless',
             embed_tags: document.getElementById('embed-qobuz').checked,
             tags: _collectServiceTags('qobuz'),
             allow_fallback: document.getElementById('qobuz-allow-fallback').checked,