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Post by MartinT on Jan 13, 2023 19:31:52 GMT
Catalogue: Spotify the best, Qobuz improving every month
Sound quality: Qobuz superb, Spotify decent, Tidal bright sheeny horrible
New music: Spotify good, Qobuz big improvements recently
Search: Spotify good, Qobuz not quite as good but better when you know its quirks
It's Qobuz for me as the sound quality is so good.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 13, 2023 19:31:57 GMT
The thought of recreating my library and extensive playlists on another service is too much for me - I'll stick with Spoti and try hirez if it ever comes.
Spoti sounds great on my system but it's all I have ever used so no other points of reference.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 13, 2023 19:35:48 GMT
The thought of recreating my library and extensive playlists on another service is too much for me I put the Spotify and Qobuz apps side by side on a big screen and transferred them all to new playlists in Qobuz in a couple of hours. Wasn't too difficult. Now I only maintain the Qobuz ones. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 13, 2023 19:40:12 GMT
The thought of recreating my library and extensive playlists on another service is too much for me I put the Spotify and Qobuz apps side by side on a big screen and transferred them all to new playlists in Qobuz in a couple of hours. Wasn't too difficult. Now I only maintain the Qobuz ones. Not quite with you Martin - how exactly did you do the transfer? |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 13, 2023 19:41:59 GMT
By starting to type each artist or album name into Qobuz playlists as I read them from the Spotify playlist.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 13, 2023 19:48:51 GMT
Ah, would take forever for me as my playlists are quite complex. Eg multiple recordings of Shosta 10 for comparison some of which have other works edited out of the playlist. Of course it could be done but I don't have the urge right now.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 13, 2023 19:53:37 GMT
I only need the first track of any album or piece, keeps my playlists much shorter. The Rendu with BubbleUPnP goes on to play the whole album if I choose it to.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 13, 2023 21:18:04 GMT
Thanks to John and MartinT I still have to choose between Spot and Qobuz !  Questions for the future. Crystal balls out Will Q catch up to Spot ? Will Spot improve quality to Q level ? Ad on YouTube yesterday advertising Q as the streamer for sound quality BubbleUPnP a task for another time |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 13, 2023 21:24:18 GMT
I really don't know, Mike.
Q is ahead of Spot for sheer quality, Spot will never catch up as their idea of 'hi-res' is one day going with Red Book 16/44 only.
Will Q catch up in catalogue? They have been closing the gap quite considerably but it's hard to say for certain.
The more I listen to Q the more impressed I am. They just do not tamper with the stream, it sounds incredibly natural, vibrant and detailed.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 13, 2023 21:28:39 GMT
Not a decision that is carved in stone. Just prefer to pick the best one first time
If I try one and don't get on I can try the other
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 13, 2023 21:30:09 GMT
There is no best - *some* people say Tidal is the only serious choice.
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Post by John on Jan 13, 2023 21:31:48 GMT
I do not think Spotify see audiophiles as it market. No idea when 16/44 will come in.
It seems at least Qobuz are listening to the criticism
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 13, 2023 21:35:53 GMT
If Mike is a "Collector of Sounds" he needs to be on Spotify ...
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Post by MartinT on Jan 13, 2023 21:37:18 GMT
*some* people say Tidal is the only serious choice. I would say they have been taken in by MQA. Listening to it is not pleasant. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 13, 2023 21:37:36 GMT
320kbps sounds fab on Spotify so more to this game than the numbers I think.
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Post by mattspl on Jan 13, 2023 21:39:02 GMT
320kbps sounds fab on Spotify so more to this game than the numbers I think. Yes, really enjoying Spotify. Can’t wait for their higher res. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 13, 2023 21:41:20 GMT
*some* people say Tidal is the only serious choice. I would say they have been taken in by MQA. Maybe their systems are similar in approach ... And so favour the Tidal tonality, whatever that may be. |
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Post by naim1425 on Jan 14, 2023 18:56:53 GMT
How does Amazon`s hd/ultra hd sound compare to Spotify,Tidel and Qobuz.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 14, 2023 19:23:09 GMT
How does Amazon`s hd/ultra hd sound compare to Spotify,Tidel and Qobuz. No idea, they don't support APIs so that streamers can support them. Can't use their service, so don't care. |
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Post by wannarock2 on Jan 14, 2023 19:55:25 GMT
they both offer FLAC but as we know, it’s all about selection and bitrate  |
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