TerryO Posted September 5, 2023 Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) Again in roughly 90% of tracks Qobuz has a higher and more enjoyable SQ over the various Tidal versions, but not always. Plus as others have said Tidal has a larger library, it’s not unusual to find some albums from an artist on Qobuz and others only onTidal, that can get a little frustrating. I have and will gladly keep both suppliers, both have their strengths and weaknesses, but even paying for two subscriptions per month it works out far more cost effective than buying just one poorly recorded / pressed Album from JB Hifi per month. cheers, Terry Edited September 5, 2023 by TerryO 3
Kirby66 Posted September 7, 2023 Posted September 7, 2023 I tried both on free intro subscriptions and then paid for both for probably six months or more. I eventually dropped Tidal as I found that I used it rarely. One of the biggest differences for me that a Qobuz Sublime account provides the capability to pay for, download and keep locally stored content at often significant discounts. I'm suspect that part of this is satisfying the 'collector' in me but if I find something I really like I do want to own a local copy for ever. 2
Colonel Sanders Posted September 9, 2023 Posted September 9, 2023 On 5/9/2023 at 9:42 AM, TerryO said: Again in roughly 90% of tracks Qobuz has a higher and more enjoyable SQ over the various Tidal versions, but not always. Plus as others have said Tidal has a larger library, it’s not unusual to find some albums from an artist on Qobuz and others only onTidal, that can get a little frustrating. I have and will gladly keep both suppliers, both have their strengths and weaknesses, but even paying for two subscriptions per month it works out far more cost effective than buying just one poorly recorded / pressed Album from JB Hifi per month. cheers, Terry Spot on! 1
Ruffter Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 Hi all, bit of a sidestep but after reading about Spotify being jerks I am going to drag my family (kicking and screaming) to either tidal or qobuz. User interface etc has always meant Spotify was the go to service. I’ve read about both of them and it seems Tidal is better for paying artists, is this correct? This is less about SQ and more about putting my money somewhere it will help artists. Cheers, Andrew
keyse1 Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Ruffter said: Hi all, bit of a sidestep but after reading about Spotify being jerks I am going to drag my family (kicking and screaming) to either tidal or qobuz. User interface etc has always meant Spotify was the go to service. I’ve read about both of them and it seems Tidal is better for paying artists, is this correct? This is less about SQ and more about putting my money somewhere it will help artists. Cheers, Andrew The sole purpose of streaming is to cheat performers out of a fair price I don’t buy cds anymore and use Qobuz But it can’t be defended
Rob Wright Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 Top tier Tidal Family $36/mnth. Top tier Qobuz Family $18/mnth. Tidal app better than Qobuz. Qobuz app "clunky" for lack of a better word. Qobuz sound can be better but will depend on your equipment anyway. We chose Tidal for the app. But Tidal app not as good as spotify. Both have free trials.
Ruffter Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, keyse1 said: The sole purpose of streaming is to cheat performers out of a fair price I don’t buy cds anymore and use Qobuz But it can’t be defended I guess it’s the lesser of two evils, I will never get my family away from streaming. I think I’ll go qobuz, at least that way I can buy FLACs. I wonder how that money gets fed back to artists? 1
Tobes Posted December 14, 2023 Posted December 14, 2023 On 25/11/2023 at 12:25 PM, Rob Wright said: We chose Tidal for the app. But Tidal app not as good as spotify. What's so great about the Spotify app? Are you talking about usability on a phone? I have a Spotify subscription (for convenience in the car) but don't care for the app when I've used it at home. I use Qobuz with Roon for most home listening and think it kills Spotify for SQ, functionality, look and ergonomics. 2
Rob Wright Posted December 15, 2023 Posted December 15, 2023 On 15/12/2023 at 12:11 AM, Tobes said: What's so great about the Spotify app? Are you talking about usability on a phone? I have a Spotify subscription (for convenience in the car) but don't care for the app when I've used it at home. I use Qobuz with Roon for most home listening and think it kills Spotify for SQ, functionality, look and ergonomics. I found Spotify app slightly glossier looking, but mainly I think it delivered more like songs in its algorithm. That's just my take on it. My ears aren't good enough now to hear any difference between the latest SQ offering from Qobuz and Tidal. I like the Tidal app better. It is that simple for me. I'm glad you are happy with what you are doing. Go for it.
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