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Im over Tidal

I'm cancelling my Tidal subscription due to laggy, glitchy performance along with a music selection that is lacking.  I just can't take the long load times.  If it only take 3-5 seconds but you go through 3 or 4 tracks before you settle on one this adds up.  This along with dropouts (especially Friday and Saturday nights when I am trying to listen to Tidal) and I'm over it.   You are at the mercy of Tidal and your internet connection for music if this is your only source.

I'm moving on to vinyl.  Way better to have hard copies of your music in my opinion, and if you're going to go cd's why not vinyl?  I'm over being a computer dork in order to be an audio dork. 


Two thumbs down for Tidal; I waited it out to see if they would improve but they haven't.

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jl35
4,035 posts
 
just got on Tidal and they have the whole collection of later Miles Davis Lp's, one click and it will play all day - you gotta find a way to make it work :)
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lalitk
5,582 posts
 
Zero issues with Tidal since I switched from Netgear Powerline adapters to Apple AirPort Extreme duo.  Best sound and music collection is growing...still not on par with Spotify and Rhapsody.  But I would take awesome streaming quality over content any day.  

Last thing you want to hear is 'lifeless' sound from your precious gear.  

Happy Holidays! 
williewonka
3,082 posts
 
B_Limo - If you are using Wi-fi - I just changed my Wi-Fi adapter due to issues with the old one and Windows 10.

The Old adapter was very "glitch-y" but
 according to the stats displayed in Windows there was not a problem.

I ruled out the Router, since every other device in the house worked very well

Seemed like the adapter was the next logical part for replacement

The new D-Link Xtreme N adapter is lightning fast are very reliable

Maybe this is your problem???

Regards....
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cerrot
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Tidal streaming issues are your internet provider/modem/router isues, IE, you do not have a fast enough throughput.  You may be paying your provider for 50 mips but unless you check it yourself, you do not know what you have.  I had Tidal problems in the beginning as well.  I ran speedtrest and found out my cable company, who was charging me $50 a month for the "50 mips fast download" never initiated it and I was using 5 mips for years, paying for 50.  Once I told the cable company, they hit the switch and I was listening to tidal without ANY issues.
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b_limo OP
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Sorry I haven't replied forever... for some reason I didn't have the text box.

Anyways, yes I do believe it is my internet connection, without getting into details.

I have another thread that I can't seem to respond to either and that one is "Tidal vs Spotify".  Many people have responded saying that Spotify sounds as good as Tidal, which it doesn't, not even close.

I actually use Tidal as my main source and have for quite some time; I started this thread in a fit of rage but it was due more to user error than Tidal.  

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