I've been on the US beta for a couple of weeks, listening through Roon into a PS Audio DSD.
Qobuz hi-res streaming provides the best sound quality I have ever experienced in my listening room, hands down. We're through the looking glass now. For $25 a month I have access to 170,000 albums in 24/96 and 24/192 quality.
I was a big fan of Tidal MQA over normal 16/44 material, and Qobuz hi-res sounds better. In comparison, MQA sounds a little recessed, a little crispy and brittle. Hi-res brings all the detail and all the body.
For my musical tastes, Qobuz is missing perhaps 10% of the titles I might enjoy in Tidal. But I could spend a lot of time exploring those 170,000 hi-res albums before I get around to missing what's not on Qobuz.
Qobuz hi-res streaming provides the best sound quality I have ever experienced in my listening room, hands down. We're through the looking glass now. For $25 a month I have access to 170,000 albums in 24/96 and 24/192 quality.
I was a big fan of Tidal MQA over normal 16/44 material, and Qobuz hi-res sounds better. In comparison, MQA sounds a little recessed, a little crispy and brittle. Hi-res brings all the detail and all the body.
For my musical tastes, Qobuz is missing perhaps 10% of the titles I might enjoy in Tidal. But I could spend a lot of time exploring those 170,000 hi-res albums before I get around to missing what's not on Qobuz.