Can we talk about Qobuz for a minute



    I use to use Spotify until i heard Tidal, and now with my Parasound Integrated amp having a pretty nice dac onboard im bypassing my Bluesound Node2’s internal dac and it sounds great.

    Is Qobuz just like Tidal as to song selections and ease of use. I haven’t check pricing either.

    Is there a reason some really like Qobuz sound better, without it turning into a blood bath Lol, thanx guys

    
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I use both Tidal and Qobuz.  I started with and kept Tidal because, for the most part, it has more of the old school R&B classics that I like; and I like it's interface better. 

In my system, Qobuz HiRes sounds a bit better than Tidal MQA.  But it doesn't blow it away.  Maybe its because my DirectStream DAC supports MQA.  For serious listening, I use Qobuz.  Streamed CD quality from either sounds the same.  I've long since ripped my CD collection to a Zenith MKII streamer.  Playing from it sounds better than streamed CDs.

To be honest, MP3s don't sound bad on my main system.  I can hear a clear and distinct difference between it and everything else, but my wife says she can't.  In the end, I guess it all depends on what you are listening on and for.  

I'm running both Tidal and Qobuz through Roon, seems I prefer sound quality of Qobuz, more long term satisfaction, not necessarily poor sound quality from Tidal. I also prefer Qobuz greater focus on European and/or international music vs. Tidal hip hop focus. Never ever have drop outs with Tidal, Qobuz or Roon.
On the other hand, at work, listening directly through Tidal or Qobuz with Android phone, Tidal always has dropouts, Qobuz never.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRjsu9-Vznc    Saw this link on previous forum re: MQA is a scam.
Bailed on Tidal and went Qobuz.
Qobuz sounds more natural on my system. MQA is an advantage only if you have limited bandwidth.

I currently use Qobuz streaming through a Bluesound Node 2 into a Chord Qutest DAC.  I switched almost two years ago from TIDAL after comparing during my Qobuz trial period and determination that Qobuz sounds better to my ears.  That being said, I have been very frustrated with Qobuz for the past four or so months because of its poor interaction with both the Bluesound App and the Sonos App.  Previously, my Bluesound app and Sonos app both indexed my favorite artists alphabetically.  Suddenly, for no reason I have been able to ascertain, that stopped.  (I do have my preference set for alphabetical on the Qobuz app).  I reported the issue to all involved (Bluesound, Sonos and Qobuz) and all fault points to Qobuz.  I can’t believe that they can’t fix the interface or that they simply refuse to do so.  I’m hesitant to sign up for Roon because I felt it cumbersome during my trial.  That’s my two cents.