mdconnelly wrote: > Actually, I agree.... To my ears, Tidal does sound better than Spotify > when set on the HiFi setting (lossless). Is that lossless vs Spotify's > 320 mp3 streaming? I don't know. I have compared hires mp3 to lossless > before and didn't hear as much difference as I do between Spotify and > Tidal. I was kind of hoping that wouldn't be true because I like > Spotify. FWIW, I am listening with very good headphones and DAC (Senn > HD600s and a iFi Micro iDSD DAC/amp). If I was listening with earbuds > out of my iphone jack, I doubt I'd hear any difference. > > Be that as it may, so far I'm quite impressed with Tidal. Of course, > I'm still in the trial period and haven't yet decided to subscribe at > $20/month. Jury is still out but it is compelling. I am hoping that > we get a peak at ickStream before the Tidal trial runs out. Without > being able to stream Tidal through my Squeezeboxen, it has far less > appeal.
My father in law listens to the two services through a Devialet800/Martin Logan combination. The difference is even more obvious through his equipment. He's made many comparisons and chooses Qobuz just about every time. He still loves Spotify for its range and reliability. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corelli45's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55246 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102381 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
