Qobuz vs Airplay


Good Evening,

Seeking input on streaming music on Qobuz using  Simaudio Mind 2 streamer on 390 Pre/Dac/Streamer vs Apple music on Apple Airplay over the Sim 390.  (Speakers are Magico A3, amp is Sim 330A) Do you notice a material difference between Qobuz and Airplay?  The differences on my system do not seem significant. Possibly it is the music used, which is primarily rock or EDM (and for which Apple Music has a much broader selection than Qobuz).  Appreciate any input.

Regards,

Dokosan

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dokosan

“Anything with Apple or "mac" labeled, run! Run away. ”

To where? If you say Windows you have no credibility. If you say Linux you’re out of touch. 

My Cambridge Audio Stream Magic app was recently updated.  Last night I accidentally hit the Qobuz tab.  Previously if I had hit the tab I would get my account information along with a notification that it was inactive.  This time I had full access to.  My old playlist and the few downloads were right there and I could access new recordings.  I predicted that this glitch would be transient and when I checked back a few hours later I could only sample recordings on the search function and my downloads disappeared.

  However..it had sounded marvelous.  When I had cancelled Qobuz earlier I was actually using a streamer that cost 3x the CA but I didn’t remember it sounding so immediate.  I realized that I could renew Qobuz through the Apple App store, which is much easier to cancel apps through than dealing with the actual services .

  So now I’m back in.  It’s a mystery to me how certain companies do a better job implementing streaming services than others, but it’s a phenomenon.  And if Apple doesn’t prioritize SQ, at least they make it easier to interact with companies that do