TIDAL question

[Womaz]

Well I have to admit Tidal has me hooked, time will tell if it is new toy syndrome as its great to be lying on the couch with my DAP and headphones and control it all on the player.

So I decided to set up AIR, yes I actually did it. One or two teething problems as I tried to uninstall the old version and install the new, but a restart of the lap top sorted this.
Then I was slightly disappointed to learn to have the HIFI quality from Tidal then I had to use Google Chrome.....so another browser installation

So Tidal up and running through AIR.....two hours now and no issues yet. I do feel a slightly inferior quality to when listening to my FLAC files through the Melco, and volume has to be increased by about 10db on the remote to get the same listening level.

What I do know is that if I decide to keep Tidal on the lap top I will need to take the control point away from the lap top and onto a handheld device as it is in another room and even after two hours frustrating me to have to get up to change music, and one of the great things about Tidal is to flick though and hear lots of different music.

Could Tidal be a game changer for me? Not sure yet. In the two weeks I have had it I have not bought an album, and i usually buy about 8 to 10 per month,
I can see how you are tied to a subscription as all the music is saved , and I would imagine it could increase significantly as its incredibly good value at the present rate. An absolute steal really.
I may end up keeping it for use with my new DAP only, we will see. What I can say for now is its highly addictive for new music, and wow have I relived some memories delving back in time.

A big issue for me is that I need to be able to have a decent portable set up for my trips abroad etc and I would still need to buy albums to do this as currently Tidal not available offline on my DAP.