STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES

In it's simplest form, whether MQA is trying to do a good thing or not, is the fact they are basically DRM's music in a way, creating a proprietary format that requires manufacturers (and ultimately you) to pay them to use it. No thanks 

@fastfreight they literally just added that feature a couple days ago. very nice!

Another feature that's buried in Roon is "Customize album display" In General settings tab. 

@jeffseight I was lucky that Sense came out just before my Roon subscription was set to renew.  I had no reservation choosing Sense's improved SQ over Roon's vast library and search functions.  

And yes Qobuz is better than Tidal by enough I cancelled my Tidal subscription.

Amen anza!

Arriving at a verdict is simple. Try Tidal and Qobuz on your system and compare. Both have free trials. there’s no need for others opinions, like mine, which is that Qobuz works better on my system. Enjoy comparing and then listening!

I have been using Tidal HiFi ($19.99 plan) for years now and recently got a new 2 channel system and wanted to try something different because I wasn't blown away by the sound with Tidal.  I now have a Prima Luna Evo 400 integrated amp and GoldenEar Triton One.R speakers.  My source is a Bluesound Node streaming over WiFi and then through Music Fidelity MX-DAC (lovely sounding and affordable btw).  I have always been suspicious of MQA because I could never hear a difference with it on or off and don't understand the unfolding process.  I am blown away by the difference Qobuz makes ($12.99 plan).  The soundstage opened up and the mid-bass and bass is much stronger.  I had to dial back the subwoofer sections of my tower speakers because the bottom end was so much stronger.  I think the sound is more balanced now and it sounds stunning.  As far as the interface I think they both leave something to be desired.  I would love to see more options for sorting songs within favorites and playlists.  Also I found that all of my music library was licensed to stream with Qobuz when many songs no longer were with Tidal.  

My 2 cents.  Thanks, James.