Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc.

1.5 years ago I tried all the streaming services. Qobuz sounds best on my system. But I use Pandora on my computer while I work to get song suggestions that I add to Qobuz. I’m less than thrilled with Qobuz suggestions. 

YouTube and Spotify are not for Hi Res streaming.

I use both Qobuz and Tidal. If the same album appears in both Qobuz and Tidal, I use Qobuz.

I occasionally use YouTube (not music/subscription version) to find/try new music via desktop USB DAC and headphones. That’s the limit of music streaming for me. All streaming companies really should provide production details of the given tracks/albums they make available. Unknown-which-master’s-provided isn’t a thing I’ll ever pay for.

Started out with Spotify... Lower res was OK in car or on a Bluetooth speaker, but the low music quality grated on my ears when listening on my stereo.

Tidal was OK, in spite of lossy MQA garbage. For me, Tidal connect was erratic and forced me to delete and reload the app frequently.

Amazon was OK... Somewhat klugey UI, missing many of my favorites. A number of my favorite albums that they did have, produced only static on my streamer.

Qobuz... Ahhh a breath of fresh air. High quality music, large library of high res albums, solid app. The best for me.

Qobuz, for sound quality. The interface is good and improving, the content likewise, and the recommendations are OK.

Dislike Tidal, both the SQ and MQA and the interface and recommendations.

I liked Deezer but Qobuz trumps it on sound quality (Deezer is 'only' CD quality), but the recommendations were the best.