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.

grm
grm
I've been using Qobuz for a few weeks, and I have found it much better than Tidal for classical and similar for Jazz.  There are some annoying titles/labels that appear on one or not the other.  Random example: Joey Alexander is on Tidal, but not Qobuz (are other Motema titles on Qobuz?).  Qobuz does a better job of giving you lists and suggestions, at least for Classical and Jazz.

I'm probably overconfident in my ability to distinguish them, but I think I like hi-res over MQA.  Certainly it gives you more streaming and equipment options.

I use BubbleUpnP as my control point, which integrates both services and my music server (Minimserver) and will even search them together, so you can find your piece wherever it lurks.  Neither has J. Wagenaar's overture to Cyrano de Bergerac, which I'm going to hear tomorrow night at Geffen Hall, along with a couple of warhorses.
I compared Qobuz 24/192 against Tidal MQA with a few songs today. Obviously this is a tentative opinion. Qobuz has a higher streaming rate in terms of kps and sounds better. 
Hi,

Can anyone help/explain to me why when I'm playing the Qobuz application through my web browser, my Streamer reports 16/44.1 regardless of what high-res file I choose? Any and all high-res files I have tried do not report what they claim they should be?? When playing TIDAL through my Desktop App, anything that is a high-res file reports correctly. I am unable to use the Qobuz Desktop App because it is unresponsive and just freezes up.

Thank you!
grm
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.


Another vote for Quboz here vs Tidal
In my system it really was easy to hear the difference in hires Quboz vs Tidal MQA.

As far as Quboz settings, if you load the mobile app you can go right in and tell it what the max allowed replay is , it is in 4 steps in fact.

mp3
16/44
24/96
24/192

I had to do this on my mobile app before it worked correctly and streamed 24/192, the default is I believe 16/44.