Tidal Music

Hi Audiogoners,
Is there any advantage to subscribe to Tidal Hifi if we don't have the MQA decoder in our DAC?

Thanks,
Calvin

dangcaonguyen11-05-2019 3:35am

cagma7 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 25 posts 12-08-2022 at 04:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I do not have a MQA dac and for the last few days, I am comparing Tidal hifi to hifi+(we do not have Qobuz in Canada). Here's my preliminary findings : MQA : Music seems more dense. Details are more evident. More spectacular. Hifi : Less in your face, more natural. More air between instruments. I will pursue the comparaison but honestly, at first glance, I think I prefer the hifi / non MQA version. What do you think? Anybody else made the comparaison? PS : English is not my first language so...
cagma7 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 25 posts 12-09-2022 at 01:08am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Unfortunately, Qobuz is not available in Canada. I tried using Qobuz with a U.S. address but it did not work (they know you are in a non-supported country). Therefore, I have to live with Tidal, Tidal Connect being better than Apple Music AirPlay.
cagma7 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 25 posts 12-11-2022 at 04:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I know that Qobuz sign an agreement with QUB music, a local streaming service who is using Qobuz files (but in MP3 format only). Therefore I suspect we won't see Qobuz in Canada for a while. Hope I am wrong...