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Streaming Spotify vs Tidal

Hi, perhaps you can help, a litlle background. I have been steaming Spotify for a number of years and love it except perhaps the sound quality. I stream to my main system which has both Spotify and Tidal built in, and to my networked Bose HT systems and lastly through my phone to my car. My question is does Tidal have the same great connect-ability that Spotify has? If you have used both do you recognize a difference in sound quality? What has your experience been with Tidal? My streamer does not do MQA, not sure about my other devices either. Thanks for your help! 

grm
grm OP
149 posts
 

Just reread my above post, I need to clarify, sorry.

I would keep Spotify and subscribe to Qobuz or Tidal for my main system only, if that makes more sense.

grm OP
149 posts
 

Wow,

Installed Tidal on my phone and PC as well as my HT systems. I realized an immediate improvement in SQ as I bounced back and forth between the two apps and Tidal was a significant upgrade to my main system. Thanks to all who posted with their thoughts. 

nglazer
846 posts
 

I have been using Tidal on my iPhone, laptop, and streamer via the Big Rig. Easy to use, enormous inventory; interesting playlists and artist proposed playlists; and you can download onto your iPhone and take it with you. I think Tidal is the cat's meow. (Even though I don't like cats.) Neal

grm OP
149 posts
 

Hi and thanks for the responses. I have loaded Tidal on my phone and HT systems as well as my main rig for a number of days now, comparing it side by side with Spotify. What I discovered first is the SQ of Tidal way outshines Spotify. What I also discovered is that "Tidal Connect" is not near as robust as Spotify connect, where Spotify is like a rock finding and streaming to all my devices, yet Tidal only found my main rig and none of my Bose HT systems. Bottom line is I wish I had done this along time ago, I am now cancelling Spotify. 

nosualc
99 posts
 

In order for Tidal connect to find your devices, your devices need to support it (eg - Bose would need to implement it). Bose is not listed as supporting Tidal connect on Tidal's website.

Tidal connect support is not as common as the similar Spotify connect. 

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