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Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site

Seeking to find out about streaming. I know Tidal charges $19.99 per month for listening to  high fidelity music on their site. But what if you want to purchase a song or an album? What is the cost?  There is no phone customer service phone number  that I could find to call and inquire. They do provide "Answers to frequently Asked Questions". I am surprised that nobody has asked the cost to purchase a song or an album. If I missed the information I have requested, would appreciate if somebody who used Tidal could provide assistance.  Thank you.  
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robr45
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Here’s my question: When a Tidal subscription lapses and downloaded tracks/albums will no longer play, does that imply that there’s some sort of DRM code embedded in the data? If so, does that digital watermark in any way degrade the fidelity? I haven’t noticed, but perhaps I’ve not got the late HP’s ears. Comments? Thoughts?

The tracks once downloaded are encrypted and held in storage. The app then validates that your subscription status is good and unencrypts the tracks for playback through the app. If you try and access these tracks outside of the app, through a file explorer, etc they won’t play for this reason. None of this has any audible impact on the sound.
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1graber2
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I’ve used Tidal about 3 months. 
The convenience and SQ is worth the $20/mo to me.

I did not know you could download albums for use online until recently. This is the way to go, because: 
When I was streaming Tidal hires on my phone, I exceeded the cap on my data transfer plan, and ended up paying an extra fee of $20 or so for that month. 

Lesson learned, now I download the music so I stay within my data plan limits. 
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hgeifman
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@kjl1065, I have been using Tidal Streaming for a while and like it very much.  It is easily worth $19.99 per month.   Tidal service has over 48.5 million tracks and 175,000 music videos. Tidal’s FLAC-based 16-Bit/44.1kHz offers amazing High fidelity, lossless audio.   Its features include many different available playlists or you can build your own. Some people have complained about its library but I have been able to find most of the albums I am interested in.  And, if not, I can always find an acceptable substitute.   

When I find a Tidal album I like, I make it "favorite" so that is shows on my favorites tab and I can select it any time for playing.  And, as needed, I can easily remove a favorite album.  

Tidal Streaming also offers MQA Coded album if you are interested.  

Please see my Audiogon post below named "Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October.  See Qobuz Link below”.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/news-qobuz-hi-res-platform-s-debut-is-scheduled-for-this-october-see

Other free steaming services include Radio Paradise and Calm Radio (they have 260 channels and you select the music type you want).   I hope this helps.   I believe the $19.99 per month charge is a bargain for Tidal Streaming and its FLAC high quality streaming service is easily worth its price.
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