Tidal doing away with higher tier
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I moved from Tidal to Qobuz due in part to the cost, so this seems a positive move to keep their subscribers.
yes I've been with tidal for 8 odd years -
the exclusive bit-perfect mode on windows (use a usb dac) versus other options spotify/amazon, is one appeal, not tried Qobuz though.
the 2024 upgade, I inadvertently made, will no longer run on windows7 though, so I needed to re-install an older one.
I am suspicious than on tidal the live tracks they provide are genuinely the ones from the particular album/recording you play, versus generic versions,
some older albums (recommended on stevehoffman) also not present.
the exclusive bit-perfect mode on windows (use a usb dac) versus other options spotify/amazon, is one appeal, not tried Qobuz though.
the 2024 upgade, I inadvertently made, will no longer run on windows7 though, so I needed to re-install an older one.
I am suspicious than on tidal the
some older albums (recommended on stevehoffman) also not present.
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Most albums on the new releases page are in the 'Max' format. It's pretty widespread now.
It's the missing infamous albums that are more annoying -
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playing on my hifi from my desktop via HDMI to my tv and passthrough with AVR will I benefit from the higher bit rates?
Also anyway to export my Spotify library over?
Also anyway to export my Spotify library over?
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Slight thread derail....but has anybody found away to add the tidal skill to their Amazon Echo devices (in the UK)?
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Just moved over to Tidal from Amazon Music Unlimited, I got tired of Amazon's inability to properly implement Exclusive Mode. So far I'm very impressed, it all works well, sounds great and seems to have a decent catalogue of the kind of music I enjoy, not just the hip hop drivel. I'm currently on a 30 day free trial but have already cancelled Amazon Music and uninstalled it. I haven't bothered trying to transfer my library as I quite enjoy building a new one.
No, they don't support it in the UK. I just use Bluetooth if I ever want to use is through one.
I've got the ND5 XS2 and it's a lovely piece of kit.
I'm currently on Qobuz as I moved from Tidal since non of my gear unpacked MQA
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I’m back on a tidal sub at this price. MQA is copium I think but it’s the only service where I can play Dolby Atmos tracks over my home theatre setup and they sound phenomenal.
Technically I think I can do it with apple but would mean buying an Apple TV box.
Technically I think I can do it with apple but would mean buying an Apple TV box.
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I really wanted to like Tidal, but they were missing a lot of content compared with Spotify so had to go back to that.
With the price drop, it might be worth another look...
With the price drop, it might be worth another look...
I've been considering giving Tidal another look as it's now cheaper to get the hi-res content, also interested in Atmos playback, I have a Marantz app which supports Tidal through its Heos app, but sounds like that doesn't support Atmos and only sources coming through HDMI get Atmos. I have an Apple TV 4K gen 4, so believe I can install Tidal on that and get Atmos, is that correct? And if I do that, can I control the playback from my iPhone or iPad as I don't want to have to put my screen on to use it.