Has anybody tried Qobuz Streaming service?


Hi and thanks for reading!

Has anybody tried Qobuz and compared it to TIDAL? I read that Qobuz streams 24/196 files which may be higher than even TIDAL Master quality?? If you have made the switch to Qobuz, was it easy to integrate into your streaming system?

I look forward to hearing from people who have tried Qobuz and either loved it or disliked it compared to TIDAL.

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I’ve tried free subscriptions to Tidal, Deezer, and Qobuz. Tidal and Deezer have a deep rock catalogue. I was turned off by so much hip-hop being recommended by Tidal, plus they had a poor classical selection.

I upgraded my Qobuz to hires (Studio version) and the quality of the files are outstanding. I'll be staying with Qobuz hires.
Their rock catalogue is lacking, but the jazz and classical is very good. And I’ve noticed more titles being added.

On Bluesound Node the integration of Qobuz is identical to Tidal.



@goofyfoot , what streaming service are you using and what hardware?

I have experienced jumping tracks, but it only seems to happen when playing a selected stream and not an album.

There may be too much traffic on the 2.4gHz band.
I plan on buying a dual band router which can stream at 5gHz.

So 5gHz and ethernet, a good setup. I had this problem with Tidal and Deezer. Can you troubleshoot by using Tidal and Qobuz without Amarra?

@goofyfoot , right now I'm streaming on Deezer and tracks are skipping thru entire albums.
So, no idea what is going on. You and I have different setups and are both experiencing this problem. 

 I don't think I've experienced any skipping with Qobuz, only Tidal and Deezer.

Maybe I'll search Google.

grm, I had the same problem never seeing any hires songs even though I have Qobuz Studio.

I’m using a Bluesound Node 2i with my Android and asked for help. I was told the settings had to be changed to accept 24/96 or 24/192.

You can PM me if you think the same instructions will apply to your player.
Also, hires files cant be identified until the song/album is loaded into the player screen.