#QOBUZ VS SPOTIFY QUALITY HOW TO#
#QOBUZ VS SPOTIFY QUALITY UPGRADE#

Amazon has a much better library than Tidal and has a large selection of High Res albums. After two months I have actually canceled my Spotify subscription. I subscribed to Amazon HD and have never looked back.

#QOBUZ VS SPOTIFY QUALITY UPGRADE#

Loved the sound quality upgrade of Tidal but hated loosing access to so many tracks. sure it all depends on your listening preferences but here is my take. Myself and many others feel like that if you factor in the time and money saved by using a High Res streaming service it is hands down one of the best monthly 'investments' you can pay for in this hobby to keep your ears happy and your life simple.But if you give it a honest trial, I think you will have a hard time going back. Or you do not listen to many new albums per month then it might be a better value to not have a streaming service. Do I plan on shutting down my media server? No! Do I still buy albums? Indeed!! There are a few albums that simply are not available on a streaming service.Unless I were to sacrifice the quality and variety of listening that I currently enjoy. Is collecting fun? Yes! Is a large collection of physically owned media awesome? Absolutely!! But if I were to cancel my music streaming service I would spend many more hours slaving away hording and organizing than actually listening.By using a streaming service I have discovered a whole new world of music that otherwise I would have never known existed. By listening to curated playlist and the variety of artists radios offered by a streaming service I have discovered more music that I enjoy than I ever imagined was possible.If I were to cancel my music streaming service, my monthly bill would be astronomical if I were to continue enjoying the wide variety of content I currently listen to each month. I currently listen to a lot more than two new albums per month. To me this is around the equivalent of two new albums. The cost of a High Res streaming service varies, but in general $15-$25 is a standard monthly rate.Not to mention that server maintenance / cost and network issues are never fun. I simply no longer have the time that it takes to keep a large personal collection organized.Here is how I justify paying for a streaming service.

I have collected albums and maintained a personal Subsonic server for years. Neither! With all that money you are throwing away each month, you could be building a physical record and cd collection that you can call your own. And for me, Tidal Connect sounds “cleaner” than Airplay through Quboz due to, what I can best communicate, interpretation of a lower noise floor. Tidal Connect is also much more responsive than using Airplay, which seems to have a lag when skipping songs, music selection, and volume control through Quboz. The ability to stay within the Tidal app to control my streamer (volume, create playlists, discover new artists) vs using the streamer’s user interface (limited related artist data) is not only convenient, but much more enjoyable. Tidal Connect, like Spotify Connect, really is a game changer for me. Qubuz’s greatest feature for me has been the ability to look up an artist’s label, as well explore Qubuz community members playlist - Tidal does not have either of these features.ģ. With this said, music consisted of some pretty deep and eclectic tracks.Ģ. The same playlist was transferred in its entirety from Spotify to Tidal. When transferring a playlist of 240 songs through Soundiiz from Tidal to Qubuz, roughly 30 songs couldn’t be found on Qubuz. Still experimenting, but here’s been my experience:ġ. Given all the praise for Qubuz’s sound quality on this forum I thought I would be adding this service. For the past month I’ve been comparing sound quality and selection between Qubuz and Tidal through an MQA capable streamer. I’ve used Spotify, Deezer, Amazon HD, and Tidal over the years. Fully balanced set up (Nordost) with AQ power cables. Lumin D2 -> Parasound P6 -> Elac Navis ARF 51’s.

But do I get the best quality content for the same price? Yes. Is the Qobux UX any better? No, in fact it’s slower. Now is there an improvement in sound quality? No not really. Same with many other artists/albums I love. So I was going to purchase them in higher fidelity on HD Tracks, but learned that Qobuz had them at the highest fidelity. All of the albums on Tidal are CD quality. Here’s an example: Was very excited that the band Tool FINALLY added their collection to streaming services.

Today, I tried Qobuz for the first time and I’m blown away by the selection of 24bit 96khz files compared to Tidal. All of my source, preamp, and dac purchased had the prerequisite that they must be MqA compatible. I’ve been a die hard advocate of MqA and Tidal for the last few years.

#QOBUZ VS SPOTIFY QUALITY HOW TO#

Yes I realize the Qobuz is misspelled in the title but I can’t figure out how to update it.

Qobuz vs spotify quality