Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?


50's,60,s be-bop jazz, movie themes, vocals, old rock (Cream, Doors, King Crimson)...(newer rock AC DC, Led Zeppelin)

amps... Quicksilver 90 Watt Silver monos, Quicksilver LS preamp

speakers... Fritz prototype stand mounts, ScanSpeak 5" Illuminator mid/bass & ScanSpeak 9700 tweeters, Skylan stands... 12x15 room

dac... Musical Fidelity M1 A

Thanks
zoot45
freediver
AGREED!Pandora + streams at 24/192 ...
I think you're mistaken. Pandora is lo-res mp3 quality.
cleedsfreediver
AGREED!Pandora + streams at 24/192 ...
I think you're mistaken. Pandora is lo-res mp3 quality.


"Paid subscribers enjoy three mobile bitrate tiers that impact the music's sound quality. You can select Low (32Kbps AAC+), Standard (64Kbps AAC+), or High (192Kbps)"...
freediver
AGREED!Pandora + streams at 24/192 ...You can select Low (32Kbps AAC+), Standard (64Kbps AAC+), or High (192Kbps)"
You're confused, @freediver. Pandora's 192 Kbps is 16-bit lo-res mp3. Compare that to CD (16 bit/1,411 kHz) or true hi-res such as can be found on Tidal or Qobuz, which are 24 bit and have a bit rate of 9,216.
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