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Posted on October 3, 2023 at 19:16:09
Pat D
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Location: Fredericton NB
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 I now have the capability of streaming hi-res music, two channels.

I quickly found that Spotify, though generally pleasant, is not CD quality. I determined this by trying recordings I already have on CD.

I have been playing around with the free trials on Tidal and Qobuz, both of which seem to be very high quality. For repertoire I like, I am tending toward Qobuz. I shouldn't have to buy many CDs in the future.

Any other suggestions?
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser

 

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Have both, since the beginning of streaming and prefer QOBUZ..., posted on October 4, 2023 at 05:35:49
Ivan303
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 24/192 on 'some' titles is great, if you can hear a difference.

To my ear, QOBUZ has higher resolution on many titles and a larger catalog for music I prefer.

Have no idea why I don't cancel TIDAL.






First they came for the dumb-asses
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a dumb-ass

 

I'm a happy Qobuz client, but, posted on October 4, 2023 at 10:03:04
E-Stat
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 Amazon Music also offers true lossless 24 bit content.

Forget Tidal's MQA.

 

RE: I'm a happy Qobuz client, but, posted on October 4, 2023 at 17:28:18
Pat D
Audiophile

Posts: 12510
Location: Fredericton NB
Joined: June 20, 2000
 Thank you.

Amazon gets enough from me already!

I have canceled Tidal (still have some free trial left!) and I am going with Qobuz.
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser

 

RE: Have both, since the beginning of streaming and prefer QOBUZ..., posted on October 4, 2023 at 17:39:19
Pat D
Audiophile

Posts: 12510
Location: Fredericton NB
Joined: June 20, 2000
 Thank you.

I have canceled my Tidal trial subscription and I am continuing with Qobuz.
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser

 

I haven't cancelled Tidal because...., posted on October 5, 2023 at 09:13:50
AbeCollins
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Location: Maidenhead Grid Square DM79
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 The basic Tidal HiFi tier for CD Quality music (no hi-res, no MQA) + hi-def music videos is costing me less than $6.00/mo (Veteran's discounted rate). At that price I'll just keep it around, and I do enjoy their music videos now and then too.

But I also subscribe to Qobuz Studio for CD Quality + Hi-Res music streaming (no discounts on downloads as I no longer download my music anyway).



 

Tidal or Qobuz or both, posted on October 5, 2023 at 09:17:57
AbeCollins
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Location: Maidenhead Grid Square DM79
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 The basic Tidal HiFi tier for CD Quality music (no hi-res, no MQA) + hi-def music videos is costing me less than $6.00/mo (Veteran's discounted rate). At that price I'll just keep it around, and I do enjoy their music videos now and then too.

But I also subscribe to Qobuz Studio for CD Quality + Hi-Res music streaming (no discounts on their downloads as I no longer download my music anyway).

The service I feel sorry for is HD Tracks. Are they still around? Did they change their business model to include streaming?



 

I have both, but for a different reason, posted on October 5, 2023 at 17:19:33
zacster
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Location: NYC
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 I use Qobuz at home, mostly through Audirvana, and Tidal in my car. My car has a native Tidal app that works well enough and gets CD quality. No other streaming input goes even that high. I need to use my phone as a hotspot for the car otherwise it downgrades the quality.

But to answer the question, and I see you already decided anyway, Qobuz sounded better to me.

 

RE: Tidal or Qobuz or both, posted on October 13, 2023 at 16:56:31
Whell
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Joined: March 5, 2002
 WRT HD Tracks, yes they are still around though I have no insight regarding their profitability (or losses). I will say that, for those who want to own their own media (digital or physical), the streaming services will never satisfy.

I don't mind not owning the movies I stream, but music is different. YMMV, but I think there will always be options like HR Tracks for those who want to purchase their music.

One other thing that is surprising to me in a way: So-called audiophiles who must have the megabuck power, interconnect and USB cables, and even network cables because they "enhance the sound quality" of their system are some of the same ones who will crow about the sound quality of Quboz, Tidal, etc. It doesn't seem to bother them that the music stream travels for miles through network cables that were installed by manufacturers and service providers that won the bid by in most cases charging the lowest cost to the network providers for their services.

While I've never seen the equipment used by Tidal or Quboz, I did work for a cable company for a while. At least in that case, their networking facility and hubs didn't employ boutique cables or power cords to transmit content to subscribers. Many of those same facilities are those that are delivering internet services to those same cable-conscious audiophiles.

Just makes me scratch my head sometimes.

 

RE: Tidal or Qobuz or . . ., posted on November 18, 2023 at 08:13:38
mikemalter
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Location: San Rafael, California
Joined: July 21, 2001
 Agree Spotify not hirez.

Had Tidal, but dropped it as I had it to mostly play in my Tesla. After one of the Tesla upgrades It was acting goofy. Tidal tech said it was Tesla's fault and I got nothing from Tesla. Basically, Tidal did not have the kind of jazz I liked and I dropped them. Looked on Qobuz, and same story as Tidal, didn't have the jazz I wanted. Both of those services seemed to be ok on the latest releases.

Liking Spotify as they have a very large Hawaiian selection.


Mike Malter
The Computer Mutt Blog
A dog's breakfast of divergent computer knowledge

 

RE: Tidal or Qobuz or both, posted on November 18, 2023 at 08:16:22
mikemalter
Reviewer

Posts: 746
Location: San Rafael, California
Joined: July 21, 2001
 I love HDTracks and still buy music from them. I put my music library on an SSD and play it in my car.


Mike Malter
The Computer Mutt Blog
A dog's breakfast of divergent computer knowledge

 

RE: Tidal or Qobuz or . . ., posted on January 29, 2024 at 14:40:59
flyingdutchman
Audiophile

Posts: 623
Location: Honolulu
Joined: January 25, 2003
 I go with Qobuz.

 

FWIW, I use Tidal just fine constantly in my Tesla...-nt, posted on April 11, 2024 at 15:30:38
Steve Parry
Audiophile

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Location: No. California
Joined: August 19, 2002
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