News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below


I have been looking for information on Qobuz for many months and finally was able to get some useful information about its "scheduled" release date, information on who is working at Qobuz, some features and other background information.   I will add additional information as I get it.  Please see:

1) Qobuz Names Music Industry Veteran Dan Mackta Managing Director USA with more Key Executives for U.S. Launch:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qobuz-names-music-industry-veteran-dan-mackta-managing-director-usa-with-more-key-executives-for-us-launch-300681476.html


2) Qobuz Named Official High-Resolution Streaming Service of Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qobuz-named-official-high-resolution-streaming-service-of-rocky-mountain-international-audio-fest-300684982.html


Some Qobuz Features are:
Over 40 million 16/44 tracks and over 2 million high-resolution tracks up to 24/192 bit high resolution.

You can actually off-line any album or track onto your computer, phone and many servers. So if your Internet is not up to full 24/192 streaming, but you need to have a perfect demo, you can download unlimited playlists and albums in high resolution. 

About Qobuz
Founded in 2007, Qobuz is a French commercial online music streaming and download service that addresses the needs of curious and discerning music lovers across the globe. It is currently available in Europeand the UK and Ireland. Complementing its unparalleled expertise in sound quality, Qobuz includes an exceptional range of music genres as well as exclusive editorial content. Qobuz offers subscription to streaming services with CD quality and Hi-Res audio spanning all genres. The service also offers the largest catalogue of 24-bit Hi-Res albums for download. For more information, visit: www.qobuz.com.


My Aurender N10 Music Sever already supports Qobuz streaming and I am anxious to start listening to Qobuz music streaming.  


hgeifman

Showing 11 responses by uberwaltz

Hopefully they will run an introductory trial so we can try and compare to existing Tidal and Deezer services for ease of use, stability, selection of titles etc.
Personally I have never seen an issue with tidal interface of music selection. However I am rock all the way and I tend to search for what I want or just I use the "genres" tab for rock to see what's new.
Has worked very well for me so Quboz has its work cut out especially if $9 a month more than tidal hifi service.
Its going to have be very good to compete with Tidal at $19.95 a month.
I know the cataloguing for classical and jazz etc is poor on Tidal but for my needs I find the rock and metal selection nd searching to be excellent.

I will probably let you guys do the "beta" testing...lol
Just downloaded the app for android from the playstore
Have to take a good look through it tonight, first glance  seems promising
The android app is already offering a 30 day free trial form mp3 or cd/flac quality.
Away in the sweatshops of Texas again this week so will wait till back home this week to sign up and get the most out of the 30 day trial!
I completely disagree with Tidal being rap and pop heavy, just my opinion.

There is a TON of rock and some pretty obscure rock at that.


So has anybody USA based actually tried the new service yet?
Or do I have to be the guinea pig .... Lol
Signed up for a 30 day trial and playing 16/ 44 album.

Obviously very comparable to Tidal 16/44 sq.

However a quick search of some of my favourite rock artists shows that the Quboz catalog is much less comprehensive than Tidal.

Bear in mind this is just for rock I listen to , your results may vary immensely.

No idea how you jazz and classical listeners will fare.

So just first quick impressions are that for me the move to Quboz from Tidal would be a backwards move in terms of MY musical preferences selection.

Ymmv.
There is a free trial in the USA if you have a promo code .
However as I stated previously the rock selection is sadly lacking compared to Tidal so right now it is of little interest to myself.
Usery.

You can be as disparaging as you like about MQA and all the supporting evidence.
I know what I hear and to me that is ALL that matters.
Comparing MQA and non MQA titles on tidal I can clearly hear a difference on MQA for the better.
IMHO
To my ears
In my system

YMMV


Lowrider.
I honestly do not remember exactly what the code said.
It did give me 30 days free trial but for me the paucity of rock titles compared to Tidal or even Deezer makes it a non starter for myself.

No complaints on the sq just the limited rock catalog.