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Qobuz vs Tidal

First off in the last 3 weeks, I have lost 90% of my vision so if there are mistakes please understand.  I am building my last house and will be moving in in late August.  I have ordered a fantastic two channel system, and I have a separate theater room.   The 2 channel system consists of Canary Audio Grand Reference Two Mono Amps, Canary C1800 Pre-amp, Lumin X1 Dac/Streamer, and an Inakustic 3500P power conditioner and Viking Accoustic Grande Voix horn speakers.  My theater room will include a 5.2.2 set up of Tekton Double impact in wall speakers.   My music source is a Lumin X-1 with a 4tb Synology NAS filled with over 10,000 titles.  In my last system I used Tidal to complement my digital library.  I am looking for either Qobuz or Tidal  for my new system.  I am looking for people who have both or have used both.  Which do you prefer and why?   If you have only used one please don't reply.  I need your help as I can no longer research the way I would like.  All your replies will be voice activated so that is how I am getting your information.  Ease of use will be critical due to my sight restrictions.  Thanks for your help.
willgolf
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mijostyn
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Sorry Will I did not see your second post. Very unusual to have a stroke in the optic nerve, maybe retro bulbar neuritis or temporal arteritis?
And both eyes, that really sucks. Tell me, do you think your sense of hearing has improved? Art Tatem said his did! Art made Oscar Peterson look like a limp biscuit.  
Lots of opinions here. If I were going to start streaming I'm not sure what I would choose going by the opinions here. Questions! Do any of them stream in high resolution 44.1/16 or above? Can you use a computer to stream? I've never looked into it. I have a SONOS system running the house and you get occasional drop outs which I find very annoying. Does this happen with on line streaming also?
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ozzy62
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I never have drop outs streaming my music from a NAS, Tidal, or Quobuz. But there are so many options available that turning to a PC for streaming seems silly.

Oz


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milpai
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Folks,Question - what is the best option control Qobuz or Tidal running on a desktop using a phone/tablet. I use Foobar2000 to play FLAC/DSD files on the laptop and use the Oppo 205 as DAC. The Qobuz app on the laptop cannot be controlled by the tablet Qobuz app. Spotify app on laptop can be controlled using the Spotify app on phone/tablet. Love the Qobuz quality over Spotify - but it is inconvenient to get up after each album or change playlist and go to the rack and select a different one.USB audio through the Oppo is miles ahead of using a CD on the Oppo or streaming using Chromecast audio, IMHO.
hgeifman
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I had BOTH Tidal and QoBuz for about 4 months and eventually switched to QoBuz only. I like their hi-res content and other options.

I find the sound quality on the QoBuz 24/96 and 24/192 coded albums excellent and much better sounding than Tidal’s MQA coded albums. You can always search for #hi-res and it displays the hi-res albums. Or, search on #hi-res jazz.

The QoBuz catalog does not contain everything I want but I can always find something similar. I recently discovered QoBuz playlists and they are excellent. On my Aurender N10, I go to QoBuz, playlist and search for classical, jazz, blues, etc. Once I find something I like, I can make it a favorite playlist so I can easily find it the next time. QoBuz also easily lets you build you own playlists.

QoBuz has tabs for new releases, media picks, QoBuz picks, etc. and these help me find albums I am interested in. QoBuz offers other selection options for finding albums. They have a music genre list that is very helpful.

QoBuz Customer Support has been excellent. I email them and they usually respond within 24 hours.  You can also request they add your favorite albums to their catalog.  I hope this helps.   

 


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rocray
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 It seems a lot of folks have tried both,and let their ears decide. I would highly suggest a streaming shootout. Keep the one that sounds better to you. 
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