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Just FYI: Tidal is consolidating their HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers

Tidal took away the cheaper yearly subscription I had bought through Best Buy, which really made me mad, but they are doing this soon (see below) to better compete in the marketplace with Amazon, Qobuz, and Apple.

TIDAL

"Starting April 10, 2024, you will now get access to our music library in full lossless, HiRes FLAC, and Dolby Atmos sound for the same price you pay today of $10.99 (plus applicable sales tax)/month.

This is because we’re making it easier for everyone to enjoy best-in-class sound quality by combining our HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers into a single subscription tier called TIDAL.

You will see these changes reflected on your Subscription page on your first billing date on or after April 10, 2024. Thanks for choosing to be a TIDAL subscriber."

Is anyone here a fan of Dolby Atmos mixes? Other than Steven Wilson, who else does them well?

moonwatcher
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patrickdowns
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YAY. Just got the email. I love the lower price. The savings will pay for my Spotify subscription (I use that in the car and for walking, for podcasts and music including more casual listening without Roon).

On your first billing date on or after April 10, 2024, you’ll now pay just $10.99 (plus applicable sales tax)/month for all the same features you currently use on a TIDAL Individual plan.
This is because we’re making it easier for everyone to enjoy best-in-class sound quality by combining our HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers into a single subscription tier called TIDAL.
You will see these changes reflected on your Subscription page at account.tidal.com on your first billing date on or after April 10, 2024. Thanks for choosing to be a TIDAL subscriber.
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tksteingraber
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@moonwatcher agreed they should have just let the year term expire rather than cancel mid-year.  I never received an email notification unless spam screened it?I also bought one month of a third party software access to transfer all my Tidal info to Qobuz.  If I do re-sign up with Tidal I would keep  both services and not repeat that hassle.  I like that Qobuz has more hi-res offerings but like Tidal's catalog much better. Both integrate together seamlessly in Roon.

 

overthemoon
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@moonwatcher Curiosity killed the cat.  I'm very pleased with Tidal.  I occasionally find versions and mix change that I'd wish they hadn't.

Ultimately my consideration for Deeze, Qobus or Spotify has to do with integration into Room or my streamer's app.

moonwatcher OP
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@overthemoon thanks. I'm curious to see how this all goes come April 10th. Looking forward to getting a little more for my money and dipping my toes gingerly into this Sony Spatial Audio stuff just for some fun. I'm definitely more into the "two-channel stereo" camp. As John Darko says endless on his website, High Rez audio is nice, but out of all the catalogs of streaming services, such higher resolution files make up just 10%. That was one reason I decided to just get the Hi-Fi tier. CD quality isn't bad. 

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