Qobuz Users Update?


the service in the USA has been out a few months now. initial posters on this site commented on good sound quality in hi rez but a limited catalogue. I listen mostly to Jazz and Classical. Would anyone who has been a user from the get go please comment on your experience? I've been a Tidal guy for years and am fairly satisfied. Thanks to anyone taking the time to comment
tuberist
I have been using Quobuz for 5 months and have dropped Tidal and Spotify.
The most complete catalog seems to be Spotify. Though, Quobuz is pretty close- In fact, better than Tidal in the Classical genre.
As for Jazz, I listen to mostly early Jazz and have no problems finding what I want.
Bob

I was a Qobuz Beta Tester and have been using Qobuz for many months and doing most of my listing using their hi-res albums (24-bit/96 and 24-bit/192).   The setup was very easy.  I logged into Qobuz on my MAC Computer and created a Qobuz account.   I signed out and entered the login info on my Aurender N10 Music Server and I was connected to Qobuz.   The Aurender Conductor App interface is very easy to use, and I was ready to start Qobuz Streaming in less than 1 minute.  Connecting to Qobuz was very easy on my Aurender.    I assume connecting using other music servers is the same, but I really do not know.   I have not used the Qobuz computer interface other than for my initial signup.

The album section on Qobuz is very good.  I am able to find most of the albums I am interested in including jazz, blues and classical.  In most cases, I can always find another similar album that I like.   In any case, I can always find something to listen to that I like.  Qobuz non-hi-res albums are also very good since not every album is available on hi-res.

I have favorites on Tidal that, in some cases, are not on Qobuz.  The question is should I keep Tidal?   At this time, I probably will and see how it goes   I prefer to maintain my favorite albums on Tidal.   Of course, I also have favorites on Qobuz and they are a growing list.

Qobuz hi-res albums sound terrific.   Their hi-res sound quality is excellent and is much better than the non-hi-res albums.  Qobuz hi-res streaming is the REASON why you should subscribe to Qobuz.   IMHO, the hi-res sound quality is easily worth the price.   In other words, Qobuz is a recommended music streaming service.  

I have had no problems streaming Qobuz.  I did have some questions and Qobuz Technical Support answered them within 24 hours.  Based on what I am seeing, Qobuz is adding new albums to their catalog daily.   If needed, you can always request Qobuz add an album, or artist, you are interested in.   

 


Qobuz has a more complete classical library than Tidal but Tidal has more of everything else including Jazz and Rock. The hi rez quality of both is excellent but I would give Qobuz a slight edge. I had both but dropped Qobuz. I’ll come back when they’re catalog is more complete. It’s hard to listen to Spotify after these two. Good luck. 
I've been a long-time subscriber to Tidal and to Qobuz for a couple of months, and have decided to keep both.  Roon core runs on a Mac Mini and sends files to an Ayre QX-5 Twenty digital hub via ethernet; Roon bridge runs on a iMac and sends file via USB to an Ayre DX-5 DSD.  I stream but rarely spin these days.