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Happy Friday all,
Hope I'm posting this in the right section. So being a newbie, I just came to the realization last night that my Spotify premium membership's 320 Kbps "extreme" quality is nothing more than high-quality MP3. As such, when I get home tonight I'm going to sign up for the free 30-day trial of Tidal's HiFi Flac streaming service.
I've had my Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus and Dynaudio Excite X14A speakers set up for about a week now, and have yet to hear a high-quality lossless file played on them (just realized this last night too). I realize that some here will likely tell me to try both when I get home tonight and decide for myself, however, I'm curious as to what you all think, and have experienced between the two (I've read all of the opinions I can find online - what a confusing mess).
Given that I have a pretty decent system, do you guys think that a significant quality increase will be had using Tidal's 1411 Kbps service vs Spotify's 320 Kbps service?
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Even w/o trying Tidal you should be able to experiment by playing a CD or lossless FLAC 'rip' from CD on your computer. Most can easily hear the difference between a CD and 320 Kbps MP3. Is Spotify truly streaming MP3 or is it AAC? Among lossy formats AAC is generally known to sound better than MP3 at the same bit-rate, but CD should still sound better.
Hi all,
So I had a listen to Tidal when I got home today and I'm impressed with the quality. However, haven't had a chance to compare side by side vs Spotify yet.
I do have one MAJOR sticking point with Tidal, however. Unlike Spotify, I can't use my iPad to control the music selection and volume on my Windows 10 PC. This is HUGE, and a deal breaker for me. Is anyone aware of a third-party program that can do this?
AbeCollins,
According to Spotify's FAQ, they use 3 quality ratings for streaming, all in the Ogg Vorbis format. However, some claim that they use MP3 depending on the platform used.
~96 kbps
Normal quality on mobile.
~160 kbps
Desktop and web player standard quality.
High quality on mobile.
~320 kbps (only available to Premium subscribers)
Desktop high quality.
Extreme quality on mobile.
I never choose less than 320 kbps when I encode AIFF files to AAC MP4 soundtrack files for desktop and web player standard quality.
I use VNC from my Ipad
Alan
" I use VNC from my Ipad".
Does anyone know of an equivalent for Android?
VNC is available for pretty much all platforms.
Thanks Alan! Checking it out now.
This works. Thanks again!
I had them both and I had trouble telling the difference between the two. I found that Spotify had a Better Catalog, so I dropped Tidal.
Cut-Throat
Cut-Throat,
I'm predicting that I'll have the same outcome. I do very much like Spotify, and I'm extremely impressed with their catalog. I have yet to not find a song I've searched out. Also, I like that they gave me the premium membership for $5 because I'm enrolled in school.
Anyway, Tidal has 30-days to knock my socks off or I'll drop them. Even if I decide to stay with Tidal, for $5 I'll keep Spotify as well.
I just finished comparing the two. I have had Tidal since it first became available. I decided to try Spotify premium last week and Tidal won hands down for me. Tidal had better tone and detail to me.
Edits: 10/07/16
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