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Tidal HiFi Test - how representative?

To anyone who has taken the Tidal HiFi Test and also subscribes to Tidal HiFi, how representative of actual sound quality is the HiFi sample compared to what you hear as a "premium" subscriber? Are the differences between the A & B samples used in the test indicative of the improvement in SQ subscribers enjoy?
The enthusiastic Tidal advocates posting on A'gon have certainly got me curious.
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I didn't even know that Tidal had a "HiFi Test? When I first signed up, which was about 5 minutes after getting the email from Tidal that is was now available in the US, I was streaming.

Tidal offered a 30 day trial as part of the deal. Now it seems like you have to earn it.

Signing up for Tidal is one of the best things that I have ever done in my audiophile career.
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For those interested, here's a link to the "test" at Tidal.
http://test.tidalhifi.com

Mofi - would you say the HiFi samples offered in the test are similar in sound quality to what you are getting while streaming? Thanks in advance.
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Ghost...sorry, my computer isn't hooked up to my system. I use a Sonos Connect out to my DAC for Tidal access, so I really can't do an accurate hearing test.

I tried to listen to the HiFi Test on my computer, but the speakers aren't conducive enough to make a judgement.

Maybe someone else who uses their computer can chime in.
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MoFi - Oh...okay, no problem. Thanks for trying. Yes, the differences I heard between A & B samples w/headphones are not likely to be audible w/most built-in computer speakers. Hoping some of the Tidal champions will comment.
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