BIG difference Tidal vs Amazon Music

I am usually equally happy with the sound quality of music from both

I recently switched my digital cable between my streamer and my DAC, from a mid-level cable to the top of the companies lineup. What a difference, contrary to what people say, the digital cable plays a big part. I stream Tidal, And everything sounds better now.

I tested Prime for 3 months.

It was OK.

Sound quality was a little uneven from album to album, but mostly OK.

I found Tidal to be more consistent and was as good or better than Prime most of the time.

Two larger factors included:

1. Tidal connect integrates better with my Node streamer.

2. On Prime, a number of my favorite albums simply did not play on the Node...giving me faint static crackling sound and no music what so ever.

I tried the 3 month trial from Tidal. HiFi for 6 weeks and HiFi plus for the remaining 6 weeks. At the end I subscribed the the HiFi plan...had no use for MQA. I’ve been very happy with the HiFi plan.

I use Amazon Music steaming through a Node 2i and have rarely had an issue with the sound quality. They have a mix of CD quality and hi res quality up to 24/192 in their library and am usually satisfied with most of what I listen to.

I haven't had an issue connecting to the Node 2i through the Bluesound app or directly from the Amazon Music app using an iPhone or iPad.

I have never used Tidal so cannot comment on a comparison between the two.

I’m using Tidal through my Roon Nucleus and like the setup but have noticed their music selection lacks some of the tracks I like.