As previously mentioned, Qobuz offers hi-rez up to 192 / 24 and Tidal has MQA.

I decided to start looking at alternatives.Ĭonsidering cost, Qobuz has multiple packages where Tidal has two main offerings – less than CD quality and CD Quality. When the July charge showed up in my financial information, I became curious about what the other services offered and their associated fees. It is just something to which I typically pay very little attention. I have seen the monthly $19.99 charge to my account for who knows how long. I started thinking about streaming recently because of something I usually don’t even notice – the cost of Tidal.

Peripherally, I could also play a song I did not have in my library if a visitor was in the audio room and made a specific request. I used Tidal for really one purpose, discovering new music I could then purchase. I was very content to continue to buy CDs, copy and enjoy them. On my system it sounds better than streaming. I prefer a physical CD copied to my server. Here’s the rub, however – I am not especially a fan of streaming. For my purposes, I signed on to Tidal at some point before the availability of Qobuz in the US.

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