One main reason I can think of is Qobuz and Tidal had lossless streaming first and people see no reason to change now. Also, many use Roon and only Qobuz and Tidal integrate. Psychologically, Apple is a technology/marketing company while the others are music providers so they must be able to do it better than Apple.
Why no love for Apple Music?
I’m back in the audiophile game after a few years off. Things have changed quite a bit. I’ve been listening to CDs, streaming my own CD rips via Audirvana, and playing Apple Music. I’ve been really impressed by Apple Music and the catalog they have. Just about everything is available lossless and they have a lot of albums that are high-res. But reading posts here, it seems like everyone is using Tidal or Qobuz. Why? Why are those platforms getting the love while Apple Music seems to run in last place here?
I’m really curious because I’m all in on digital as my source and love the convenience of streaming. And interested in having the highest quality source at the same time. Thanks!