03-Jul-2016, 20:09
We gave up Tidal in favour of Deezer Elite, which has a wider music selection than Tidal, and equivalent sound quality to my ears. Qobuz isn't available in north america, so any comparison here is impossible.
I think that Tidal and Qobuz are important for keeping up demand for CD quality streaming and I hope that if Apple buys Tidal that the HQ emphasis will not be lost. But it is a point also worth remembering that any of these streaming services, especially the more expensive services, are more fragile in terms of market share and long-term presence. Tidal was nearly dead last year. So, whether or not you like Apple or have any Apply products, if a service like Tidal gets a more solid financial footing, then that is important. Anybody with an Aurender or any other streamer that only links to Tidal should be concerned about the future of that particular box.
Finally, Apple is much too shrewd to make their service Apple-only in terms of access.
I think that Tidal and Qobuz are important for keeping up demand for CD quality streaming and I hope that if Apple buys Tidal that the HQ emphasis will not be lost. But it is a point also worth remembering that any of these streaming services, especially the more expensive services, are more fragile in terms of market share and long-term presence. Tidal was nearly dead last year. So, whether or not you like Apple or have any Apply products, if a service like Tidal gets a more solid financial footing, then that is important. Anybody with an Aurender or any other streamer that only links to Tidal should be concerned about the future of that particular box.
Finally, Apple is much too shrewd to make their service Apple-only in terms of access.
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
