Tidal or Qobuz


Many say Qobuz sounds better than Tidal, not Jay. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viRfrUktBY - 3:58 to 6:42

 

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Amazon is the company people love to hate, but the simple fact is Amazon executes really well. Their delivery service is now bigger than FedEx or UPS, and they have addressed much of their employee issues with improved working conditions, better pay and benefits, most notably daycare and education. 

All that said, their streaming service is an equal competitor to Qobuz and Tidalin both selection and SQ. Not saying it is better or worse, but certainly you can't discuss the others without including Amazon. 

I pretty much agree with most about the difference between QoBuz and Tidal with QoBuz having slightly higher quality, same recording for same recording.  Both are good sources however after extensive listening to my favorite and familiar recordings, QoBuz seems to win out...  

Both excellent.  User interfaces and auto playlist algorithms are very different.  Qobuz interface and algorithms get me further out of my comfort zone and into newer recordings and artists. Tidal, less so. I use both to keep my listening fresh.

I completely disagree with Jay.  But I like his wall of speakers.

To my ears there is an obvious difference streaming thru an Innuos Nextgen Statement and the InnuOS Sense app. 

Qobuz is much closer to ripped files and is richer and more detailed than Tidal.