New Qobuz User Comments

I was a beta tester for Qobuz and have been requesting this sort by artist capability since I started testing earlier this year. I know they are working on the API but have been unable to get a completion date.

I previously emailed Aurender and they are patiently waiting for Qobuz to release their API instructions. I also do not know how long it will take Lumin, Innuos, Aurender, etc. to implement the Qobuz API. I am adding more favorites to Qobuz and sort options by artist name, etc. will make it much easier for me to find the album I want.

See response below from Qobuz Customer Support:

“Thanks for your follow up email. We are still working with our partners to deploy our new API. I don’t have a firm date of the deployment for you. However, I can say that we are getting closer to the finish line. I would say to check back within the month”.

This means, I hope, Qobuz is getting close to releasing their API to their 3rd partners. I have no additional info on how long it will take for Aurender, Lumin, Innuos, etc. to update their software with the new API.

Now we wait.

I have Qobuz and love the SQ and the number of hi-res titles in the jazz library.  I also have Tidal and would drop it in a second if Qobuz would introduce a family plan. 

I am interested  in Qobuz as well as I have heard that it has best Classical quality and selection.

Can hi quality files be streamed seamlessly if internet speed on my PC peaks at 5 mbs? Is a PC needed?

Thanks for the conversation. I am about to upgrade my system with a streamer and was curious about Quboz. Looks like a popular company amongaudiophiles

I have both Qobuz and Tidal. Qobuz is what I use at home. Tidal is probably getting dropped soon. My issue with Qobuz is there isn't enough Hi Res albums with the groups I listen to most. Most of my music is rock and some heavy rock. I also wished we had the option to have it automatically play the highest res file of a song available. This would make my playlist that much better. I'm to lazy to go through and do this manually. As for me I use a computer right now to play over my system and have to use a program called Jump to control it from my Lazyboy. Was considering a streamer but I'm not sure the quality of sound will be that much better and then of course which one to buy. 

I had Qobuz and Tidal.  I dropped Qobuz because Tidal has a better selection of music that I like (old school R&B and Jazz).  Tidal also has a military discount and Qobuz doesn't.  I like MQA and Qobuz Hi Res doesn't sound any better to my ears.

I live in the Caribbean and many streaming services are geo-restricted, so my choices were limited. I started with Deezer. I enjoyed it for a while. I liked how it integrated with Shazam. It was simple to identify music and have instant access to a decent resolution of a song and the ability to easily sample more of a given artist.

I eventually dropped Deezer for Qobuz because the former doesn’t integrate with Roon. I like music period and try not to get too caught up in genres, specific artists or resolution. Qobuz offers a fairly decent mix of everything. The Roon integration is awesome as it allows me to seamlessly blend my CD collection (ripped to 16/44 flac) with Qobuz’ offerings.

I have the "CD quality" subscription and have no complaints. I’m probably not the best source for SQ recommendations though, as I’m a techie and did some human biology studies, so I know there ain’t no magic. I’m just grateful that my 53 year old ears still allow me to enjoy music, sweet music.

@three_easy_payments: I hear ya on the family plan wish for Qobuz. I would jump on that in a heartbeat. I have 6 kids and I’m tickled pink at how much my 3 year old already appreciates music.

@recluse, my DSL download speed max is 6 megabits, and in practice is usually around 5.5 - sometimes less. So far, after about a month, I have not had any trouble streaming hi res files from Qobuz. I do occasionally have a problem streaming movies, caused by the unreliable service provided by my phone company (Frontier), and I expect they will eventually interrupt my Qobuz streaming too. But to answer your question, 5 megabits per second should be sufficient for hi res files. 

I am in the 1st week of my trial period with Qobuz. While I do like the SQ and selection, I have 1 issue. Several days ago I got a 'welcome to Qobuz email from Sebastien' saying he will be my "special contact for any questions I may have"....well I did have a few questions. I replied to his email asking about the iphone app and if there was a tutorial on how to use it with Apple Carplay in my car.....I got no response. I have an iphone Xs with max storage so I could download songs/albums with the Qobuz app and play them in my car via a USB cable. Does anyone have any experience using the Qobuz iphone app for this purpose? Any suggestions? Thank you.

I go back and forth between both but prefer Tidal because they have more of artists I like within their hip/hop, jazz, soul, blues and electronic categories.

I'm very pleased with the SQ and performance of Qobuz. I did trials of Deezer and Tidal and since I listen to classical music, I chose Qobuz which has the deepest catalogue. The hires sounds terrific. Admittedly, it is lacking in the rock genre.

Considering that Qobuz has only been available in the US for a few months and is adding songs every day, I'm impressed.