larryk Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I am using Tidal in conjunction with Roon software and it has excellent sound quality. Many of the titles are in 24/96 resolution. If you have MQA decoding it would likely be even better. I am streaming thru an Exasound Playpoint streamer with an Exasound E32 dac. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I just ordered a Blue Sound Node 2i which can decode MQA recordings I think. First venture into streaming so we will see. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalifornian Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I didnt notice a difference with mqa. Got rid of the node 2i and went to a small intel NUC pc running usb out to my parasound preamp dac and notice a difference using Amazon music hifi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBlue Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 12:56 PM, Kalifornian said: I didnt notice a difference with mqa. Got rid of the node 2i and went to a small intel NUC pc running usb out to my parasound preamp dac and notice a difference using Amazon music hifi. Hmm.. I definitely noticed a difference between MQA and the standard CD quality. But that said I'd say 60% of the time I preferred the CD quality version . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I've been using Tidal for a while. I would say it exceeds expectations. The master file format is superb. Currently using a mini mac optical out to my EAD dac. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWeems Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 An old but really helpful thread! I care about both music quality and music genre. Tidal is quite awesome for rap fan cuz it has extra content like interviews and music vids and expansive liner notes. They do have hip hop/rap/R&B very front and centre. And I am lucky to use my AudKit which could be the best streamer for Tidal. It does help me to download Tidal songs on the computer for offline playback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Love Tidal HiFi. Also enjoy touring their rabbit holes. I very much hope they survive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickD Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I've been using Tidal for several months, at first the hip hop push irritated me but they seem to be toning down on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I have used both but settled in with Qobuz. I think the SQ is better than Tidal. Shakey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salbake Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Shakeydeal said: I have used both but settled in with Qobuz. I think the SQ is better than Tidal. Shakey I agree on Qobuz being awesome, but have not tried tidal. Have tried, Spotify, Qobuz, and Amazon HD. Amazon and Qobuz currently sound better than Spotify, but I enjoy using Spotify so much more than either that I only kept Spotify. Main reason being Spotify Connect. App on my McIntosh streamer sucks when it tries to Qobuz or Amazon HD. I am so damn excited for “Spotify HiFi” to come out later this year. Will finally have best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I think I posted this once before in another thread: MQA is not lossless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 4/18/2020 at 11:43 AM, Tarheel said: I just ordered a Blue Sound Node 2i which can decode MQA recordings I think. First venture into streaming so we will see. Node 2 is a good one. You can stream right to your DAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 9:43 AM, Edgar said: I think I posted this once before in another thread: MQA is not lossless Not only that: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT88 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Since 1.5 years I am very happy with Tidal MQA via a Bluesound Node 2i. (EDIT: since mid of June 2021 I swapped for a new Bluessound Node which is definitely worth the upgrade). - The difference between MQA and CD res is audible if you compare the same recording. BTW the Bluesound also offers excellent Tunein sound quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Worse than FLAC ? Not if you like added data full time, even in silent passages ?? And...you might, I'm not sure some signal alteration is always bad.....but it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNL9 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I use tidal with ROON and now thats a match made in heaven ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Don't want to contribute to Jay Z and Beyonce so I went with Amazon. Same quality less money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Don't want to contribute to Jay Z and Beyonce so I went with Amazon. Same quality less money. Completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, jimjimbo said: Completely agree. I, too, agree. I Dropped Tidal and now use Amazon HD and also Spotify because my wife has a family plan for Spotify at her work. Amazon HD sounds really good and most of the music I liked on Tidal did not even come in MQA versions and my non MQA R2R DAC sounded better than the dacs in the bluesound node 2i i do not miss Tidal at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickD Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I use tidal and love it. I compared to Amazon HD streaming and found that only the ultraHD recordings in Amazon streaming are of good quality. Amazon's price is good at $7.99 a month for Prime users. I wish Tidal had click and drag capability to store music in folders. Also it would be nice if you could click on the track, rather than the white arrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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