(31-Mar-2016, 11:29)Rodney Gold Wrote: I can understand folk balking at roons price .. most just see it as another user interface
What puzzles me BIG time is the moaning re Tidals price .. $20 (in our case in south africa is only $10) for almost unlimited music in redbook format and maybe MQA as well..
Has there been much moaning re the Tidal price? In the UK the "standard" subscription is £10 per month, HiFi subscription £20 per month. (Qobuz prices are similar) The moaning I have seen is either from folk who would rather use Qobuz, and people like myself who would like Roon to link with a free service such a Spotify to make use of the 'music discovery' features. For me, I do not listen to streamed music except for the odd few minutes occasionally on Spotify to check something out prior to a potential purchase. In other words, I actually agree that Tidal is good value (especially at SA prices!), but clearly £10 or £20 per month is poor value in the specific case of someone who might only use it for 15 minutes a month.
Edit: £20 is $28.75 US at today's exchange rate, so maybe there is reason for much moaning, if you happen to be British!
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