I have the hifi version of tidal. Started with the free 30 day trial just before Christmas. I run thru a few devices in my home and in the car. At home in my main system I use my oppo 105. The system in our family room uses a Mac book and a music hall 25.3 DAC. Really like the deep catalogue.
Upgraded to Tidal today
Followers of my recent post are aware that I recently sold my nice SOTA TT and have gone all-in with digital sources. I am pretty lazy, I admit it, and have come to love the convenience and depth of the Spotify jazz catalogue. I thought the Spotify stream sounded pretty good, but upgrading to the PCM-quality Tidal subscription, it became immediately apparent the inferior sound of the Spotify stream. I chuckle to myself that Tidal sounds just like CDs through my Oppo CDP, which is pretty much equivalent.
The SQ with Tidal is extraordinarily more revealing in every respect compared to Spotify. Yet to be determined is the depth of Tidal's jazz recordings. But, as I listen at the moment to Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder" recording, I am really beside myself as to the quantum leap the Tidal SQ is compared to that of Spotify. I reckon it would be difficult to go back to Spotify.
The SQ with Tidal is extraordinarily more revealing in every respect compared to Spotify. Yet to be determined is the depth of Tidal's jazz recordings. But, as I listen at the moment to Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder" recording, I am really beside myself as to the quantum leap the Tidal SQ is compared to that of Spotify. I reckon it would be difficult to go back to Spotify.