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Tidal vs Quobuz

Yes I realize the Qobuz is misspelled in the title but I can’t figure out how to update it.  Relax.  
I’ve been a die hard advocate of MqA and Tidal for the last few years. All of my source, preamp, and dac purchased had the prerequisite that they must be MqA compatible. Today, I tried Qobuz for the first time and I’m blown away by the selection of 24bit 96khz files compared to Tidal.
Here’s an example: Was very excited that the band Tool FINALLY added their collection to streaming services. All of the albums on Tidal are CD quality. So I was going to purchase them in higher fidelity on HD Tracks, but learned that Qobuz had them at the highest fidelity. Couldn’t believe it. Same with many other artists/albums I love.

Now is there an improvement in sound quality? No not really. Is the Qobux UX any better? No, in fact it’s slower. But do I get the best quality content for the same price? Yes. Will I subscribe to both? Yes.
System:

Lumin D2 -> Parasound P6 -> Elac Navis ARF 51’s. Fully balanced set up (Nordost) with AQ power cables.
helloitsben
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tuberist
951 posts
 
I am not a fan of MQA and I could hear the difference between that kind of streaming and high resolution on Qobuz. Does Qobuz have everything I ever want, of course not but it’s more than acceptable and the sound quality is good to my aging ears
highpeakrider
43 posts
 
Qobuz maybe fine if you want it for main system use only.
But don’t forget no My Mixes, no radio or station functions, the playlists are awful, support is poor.

Mobile is poor, CarPlay does not work for streamed content, log out and you loose all offline content.

if you don’t use these functions that’s fine, oh it also has no connect function like Tidal Connect.

id Mark it poor as an overall streaming service.
tom_hankins
928 posts
 
I keep them both. Don't see that changing. 
electroslacker
375 posts
 
@toro3 

Hmm, I asked Qobuz how to find other users' playlists and was told they were still working on that feature.  I'm streaming through their Windows App.  Whats the secret?
ssmaudio
71 posts
 
I know you said that MqA availability is paramount, but if you listen to classical at all and are willing to try differently on the format, IDAGIO and Primephonic are fabulous. I have an IDAGIO high-res subscription and their catalogue is extensive. 
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