to answer some of the questions:
Metadata-who cares. I'm listening, not looking
Why download/offline-I travel a heck of a lot. Can't get data at 30k feet or when driving in the back country. Also, my turntable doesn't work in my car.
Quality-it's quite good. Remember the limitations in car audio or $200 headphones. At work I have a nice system and actually stream tidal through my Chord Hugo and it sounds very nice. Yes, I can get better resolution at home with my main system but my turntable works fine there.
Finally, I like playlists, either streaming or offline. Sometimes I'm lazy or preoccupied.
Metadata-who cares. I'm listening, not looking
Why download/offline-I travel a heck of a lot. Can't get data at 30k feet or when driving in the back country. Also, my turntable doesn't work in my car.
Quality-it's quite good. Remember the limitations in car audio or $200 headphones. At work I have a nice system and actually stream tidal through my Chord Hugo and it sounds very nice. Yes, I can get better resolution at home with my main system but my turntable works fine there.
Finally, I like playlists, either streaming or offline. Sometimes I'm lazy or preoccupied.