Tried Qobuz first. I listen to a lot jazz and they were missing some classic, obvious recordings. Cancelled Qobuz and went with Tidal. Much better catalog of the music I listen to. Both Qobuz and Tidal sound good to me.
Tidal or Qobuz
Many say Qobuz sounds better than Tidal, not Jay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viRfrUktBY - 3:58 to 6:42
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I started with Tidal when it first came out, and then tried Qobuz when it became available in the US. I decided to keep both. I listen through BluOS where the Tidal integration is much better than that of Qobuz. I find that Tidal has more albums and artists that I listen to, and sometimes gets new albums sooner. Qobuz, on the other hand, has more hi-res content. Personally, I like the Tidal interface better, and I also use their suggested "mixes" to discover new music. I have noticed no significant sound quality difference between the two. I also have Apple Music which is included free with my cell phone contract. I like the way Apple saves and sorts your favorite albums but, sadly, they don't want to make available their hi-res streaming to any third-party companies. I only use it for headphone listening since I don't want to tether my iPhone or iPad to my stereo system. |
@mfili35 I tend to agree but Amazon's app blows! |
I am pondering this myself, having just set up Roon. How is Tidal vs Qobuz in regards to their jazz catalog? I have developed a taste for Scandinavian jazz and would like to mine that a bit more. Secondly, I don’t always like to play albums, does one or the other offer or excel at curated ’radio’ stations? I think Roon will do this for me as well? |
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