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I’ve had Spotify for years but have been running on a Tidal HiFi trial and have been absolutely loving it. Completely agree with you that Tidal just seems to get me with my music preferences. On top of that, their interface is so intuitive.
For me it's been the opposite, I found moving from Spotify to most any service has been difficult. Tidal, I struggled with navigation and can't recall getting any suggested playlists based on my listening habits or what I've listened to most. Spotify knows my preferences and the I know the UI and it's music suggestions and generated playlists are usually just spot on.
Tidal in my 3 month free trial didn't once recommend me anything but garbage hip-hop music. All it does is push that nonsense over all other music genres and I can't stand it. Plus I'm not a fan of the DRM scam they run with MQA.
@@ericjohnson829 I agree my discovery of new music actually went down. I moved to Apple though as it offers more beyond just amusic streaming service. You can actually bundle the rest of apples services into one plan. For the same price or close to the same as Spotify’s family plan. Makes mores sense to me tbh. Though discovery work a little different I’m getting my head round it.
Oh, there have been more attempts to make surround audio stick… Quadraphonic (LPs, 8-tracks, and reel to reels) 5.1 (SACD, DVD-Audio, HDCD) 7.1/Atmos (SACD, Blu Ray Audio, Digital/Stream)
True, but all have had some barrier to entry regarding the price of the media and/or the equipment needed. This simply comes with the service and works with any headphones. I think the barrier to entry issue is resolved. Also, his experience with the mix of one artist is no different than the 2 channel mixes that were part of the "loudness wars". As far back as I can remember, mixing and sound quality have been hit or miss.
@Douglas Blake RU-vid is owned by Google though... Also y'all need to reevaluate what you consider "trashed" LOL. For future reference, see the B&W 606 review. That should be your barometer (at least for us).
Am I the only one who thinks the Apple Music interface is better than Tidal? Also I've been listening to both and to me Apple sounds nicer. MQA sounds muddy to me. I'm currently using both but even via Airplay vs Tidal into a Node 2i I prefer Apple. Must do more testing.
Yep, I was going to post the same thing. I have had CarPlay for several years and can't remember the last time I started going through menus in the car. You simply tell it what you want to hear and it plays it. I can't imagine Tidal has a better solution.
Unfortunately, Apple Music is still missing from a lot of HiFi streamers as well as Roon. And this will not be changing any time soon. If you want to listen to Apple Music you have to use Apple Hardware, or some cheap Sonos speakers. The only way to get lossless Apple Music into a HiFi system is to use an iPad/Mac and a Lightening to USB dongle. Even Airplay2 will downsample the stream to AAC, so you're not going to get lossless to your HiFi. It's a real shame, because the service and the App is very good.
I am an Apple Music subscriber. I recently tried Tidal, their standard $9.99 a month plan now includes hi-fi in the cost, still have to pay extra for MQA. I do quite like the interface for Tidal, but ultimately I found the library to be lacking. I found quite a few smaller more indie artists that are just not available on Tidal that are available on Spotify and Apple Music. I investigated further and there are reports of indie artists receiving zero money from Tidal in several months up to a year, in the meantime have received money from Apple and Spotify. Tidal prides itself on paying more and supporting the artist, but they seem not to follow through with smaller artists and it does not surprise me that smaller artists are pulling their music from Tidal.
I have heard from an indie artist that apple does pay the most per listen. Obviously they don’t get a lot of money either way but at least it’s a bit better.
So far everyone has been comparing the streaming services and how they compare for sound quality to each other. What about comparing streaming to an actual file download of the same Hi Res quality? ( off of say HD Tracks, 7digital, etc.) Are these services doing anything to the quality of the file through their equipment that they use to push it out to us? Or even comparing to a physical CD of that music. By the way, don't use any of the streaming services.
thanks for the video. I am 66, I have 1000+ vinyl albums in my collection and over 2000 CDs. I love the whole process of playing records. Just like the radio does nothing for me, streaming does nothing for me. Too set in my ways :-)
The audiophile community critique of MQA isn't that it doesn't sound good, it's that they claimed it was lossless and then hindered people from checking it. Turns out, it's not lossless and often not "the original master", as they claim. Check out GoldenSounds youtube channel for more.
I think Apple Music works very well in the car. You don’t need to touch anything. Just tell Siri what you want to hear. Further, if you’ve been using the service for a while, it’s AI gets to know what music you like, and you can just tell Apple to play your own radio station. It will even create a radio station around any artist, you can ask for information about a track and and ask for it to be added to a playlist.
What I don't understand about the audiophile world is 20 years ago i was listening to my bose lifestyle system In bose 5.1 with the direct reflecting sound so the sound is coming from everywhere and apparently that was bad but now everyone wants sound from everywhere 😀 so dose that mean now its good 😀 but seriously iv been 20 years ahead of the game 🤣
@Douglas Blake and again bose r bad and only u know what good sound quality is 🤣 my friend has a very good set up monitor audio Apex 9.2 marantz amp so on expensive cables and to me not any better really at some things it does sound better but he's allways fiddling with it and I'm just listening and the bose sound better then anything else iv ever heard Iv had wifi speakers all round my home since 2003 all connected to it and my 350cd's stored on it HDD playing the same thing round the house or different things in different rooms iv got wireless rear speakers too so yer bose definitely 10/15 years ahead 👍
I kind of feel the same about Apple Music. I have used it since it was just iTunes. I can’t see a good reason to change. I usually just stream music in the car but I just bought a BBlueSound Node and am stepping into the streaming music at home system. Thanks for your info.
I've had Apple Music for a while and having all my music in lossless and high quality lossless now at no additional cost is a win for me. But yeah, the AM interface could use some improvement but it works OK.
@@reece3134 lossless is just a lower bandwidth transmission of music for streaming. It’s a standard format that any streaming music company can use so it’s not Apple specific.
RU-vid music x RU-vid Premium has been hitting all my check boxes so I have no itch to Jump, equipment I mostly listen to music on is iPhone 12 and AirPods Pro
Been using Apple for 2 months and the high Rez output is very good I compared high Rez downloads to streaming services and thee was no difference.. with Tidal qubuz and Amazon it didn't sound as good. For high Rez you must make sure its set up correctly to receive up to 24bit 192khz, its in the preference settings,, as long as your hardware will playback 24 96 or 24 192, the default setting is mp3 quality. I agree the interface is not on par with Tidal but that may improve, for 10 pounds you get High Resolution streaming, and I will consider keeping the service.
I had both for a while. It does sound the same on most songs but I canceled Tidal because the app on my Apple 4K tv is horrible, every time you back out of the app or the screensaver comes on the music drops out for a second or two. Kinda embarrassing when you’re showing off your 20k system and people are vibing to the music and it drops when you back out of an artists page to search for another. And yea I’ve updated, deleted, and reinstalled the app several times, googled solutions and nothing worked.
I'm stuck with Spotify. I have been using Deezer, then Amazon Music before ending up with Spotify. I loved the Flow-playlist from Deezer but hated the apps and the lack of casting to other devices. Amazon Music is also lacking in case of casting abilities and its interface is worden than the one of Deezer. With Spotify, I can cast my music to my Bose Soundbar 500 and to my Libratone Zipp in my bathroom. Sound quality is decent and it’s cheap still being a student with their special student discounts. Loopings forward to Spotifys HiFi-tier.
Re: subscriptions, I think that almost every free trial that you sign up for on iPhone can be immediately “cancelled” in settings (settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions.) I do that immediately any time I start a free trial, so that I don’t forget and get a surprise bill. Unlike some other services, the trial continues uninterrupted- you’re just cancelling the auto-renew. Then, when the trial ends, the service stops working and I can decide whether I want to pay. It’s a good habit that I started after getting burned on a few year-long subscriptions for apps I didn’t even end up using.
I subscribe to Apple Music. My usage grew organically from the old iPod/iTunes days. My impressions of Apple Lossless are based on *well engineered recordings* in Lossless vs their Lossy counterparts. Poorly engineered recordings and most recordings made during the Loudness Wars don’t sound much different unless a decent remaster exists. Music sounds fuller, richer o Better stereo L-R separation o Improved dynamic range o Violins and woodwinds “sing” to me o Notes trail off longer; eg, the resonance from the last piano note Vocals have more clarity o The lead singer sounds like they are in the room o Individual vocals stand out when harmonizing o Individual instruments also stand out better I notice new sounds with Lossless. If I re-listen to a Lossy version, I do hear those same “new” sounds. I just didn’t notice them before because they weren’t as prominent. My Bedroom/desk’s audio equipment supports up to CD quality lossless audio due to a limitation in my Audioengine powered speakers’ built-in DAC. It supports up to 24-bit/24kHz. I have a simple setup: My MBP is connected to the Audioengine speakers via USB. The speakers are connected to a Cambridge Audio subwoofer via RCA cables. My Living Room setup also supports up to CD quality lossless. This limitation is due to the Apple TV. The Apple TV 4K (2GEN) does not support Hi-res Lossless. Hopefully this can be addressed with a software upgrade. If it is a hardware limitation, I will be disappointed. My setup: o Apple TV 4K connects to an LG CX OLED via HDMI 2.1 cables o The LG connects to THENAUDIO's SHARC eARC converter via HDMI 2.1/eARC o The SHARC connects to an NAD C352 pre-amp via RCA cables o The NAD is connected to Monitor Audio speakers and subwoofer Note: I purchased the NAD C352 and Monitor Audio’s in DEC 2004 and they still sound great. I live in an 1BR apartment. I leverage Airplay2 for multi-room playback. And in a small 1BR apt, multi-room means 2 rooms ;) Via Apple Music on my MBP, I can playback music on both the Audioengine and Monitor Audio speakers simultaneously. I use the “iTunes Remote” iOS app to control Apple Music on my MBP via my iPhone when I’m not in my bedroom. Because I live in a Manhattan apt, my typical audio levels are around 55-65dB (if the iOS Decibel X app is to be trusted.) BEWARE: If you leverages Apple Music’s matching feature, you may or may not be getting the Lossless version streamed to you. Make sure you see the Lossless icon. To address this issue, I backed up my old music library (of rips and purchases) and deleted the tracks from Apple Music. I then re-added the tracks using the Apple Music version. Apple recommends removing versions of the tracks stored locally, but I did not see consistent results.
You nailed it on the music sound points. I love music and I noticed the same things. Vocals as well. I also notice that Apple can sound levels consistently across all songs. I was constantly turning the volume levels up or down across most songs on tidal. Very happy I made the switch to Apple Music.
Update: When using Airplay 2 from MBP to Apple TV, the sound quality from the Apple TV does not sound sound the same as when I playback a track directly on Apple TV. There is a degradation in sound quality. Not a big deal when doing work around the apartment. It makes a difference if I want an immersive experience. But I suppose, I shouldn't be using "multi-room" for that.
You need to have a good DAC and you need to have software in your computer that for example bit perfect so that the computer sends out exactly the same signal that the music signal contains. and you must have a computer that is considered to have good hifi features without much internal interference. and that probably means no laptop. but a nice square apple box that is bigger than Apple TV
Sound quality ,consistency , resolution , dynamics is better on Apple Music. You don’t need a dedicated streamer, no Roon endpoint. Just an IOS device like IPad Pro or IPhone pro connected to DAC via usb. Siri and Iwatch to control playback. Airplay2 for convenience. Turn on airplane mode and close all apps for optimum results. discontinued Tidal.
I just switched from Tidal to Apple Music. Tidal is just too expensive and I don’t like the UI. Dealing with offline libraries is a boring experience. Apple Music is cheaper and the offline library experience is way better
Apple sounds louder but tidal does sound cleaner. My problem with tidal is the way they categorize or organize music. I’ve encountered issues where 2 or more different artists are compiled together if their names are the same. This has happened way too many times! It’s annoying.
Excellent job Andrew. I HAD Tidal + Roon integration but I became disillusioned with their MQA marketing. I switched to Qobuz and I am thrilled. Had an Apple trial and was impressed but it wasn't any better than Roon + Qobuz. And I agree, you should do a Roon video to promote them more.
Thank you, I enjoyed your video. I also have been a very long time subscriber $19.99 per month of Tidal. I am an audiophile, I listen to Tidal at work on the cheapest of equipment. But, at home I have the full blown Atmos rig, amps, speakers, etc using the Amazon 4K Fire Cube with the Tidal app, primarily for the Tidal Dolby Atmos content. It has never really grabbed me and albums and playlists on Tidal in Atmos come and go, frustrating. This week I switched to the Apple 4K box, ditched the Fire Cube. I must say the Dolby Atmos from Apple Music, in content and actual sound blows away Tidal. Even when comparing the two apps side by side on the same Apple 4K box, all my LED's and VU meters, besides what I actually hear of course, the Apple Music is much more there to my liking. As I learn all the things, (learning curve) with Apple Music I see myself getting rid of Tidal, but for now I have both. I agree with you and Kristi, I do like the Tidal interface better, it is easier, but as Kristi pointed out, give myself a week or two and all will be fine. I actually see myself upgrading my phone with the dongle and external Dragonfly DAC or something similar with wired headphones to round out my lossless experience with Apple Music. I recently purchased a Luxman CD player for the ability to play MQA discs, and before I ditch Tidal I want to stream through the Luxman DAC and compare that to Apple Lossless. Oh brother, lots of little things in the audio world, even when talking about one thing. Small note: I also feel the over all sound and video is a hair better with the Apple box compared to the Amazon box.
If you have a Hi-Fi system consisting of a good DAC, amp and speakers, and a spare Mac (capable of installing macOS 11.4) lying around, you have a hi-res streaming setup. In my case, I just download all the lossless and hi-res music to my library so I am not constantly using the Internet bandwidth. With the Apple Remote app on the iPhone/iPad, you can control the playback easily.
Re: Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio on a 7.2.4 system: completely depends on the recording. The Beatles Abbey Road (remastered) sounds great. The Weeknd "the Beauty Behind the Madness" is massive. The more separation between elements , the more spatiality(?) you get. Mostly it feels like a plugin was applied. Personally, I'm waiting for a song to be natively mastered in a movie mixing studio.
The Beatles sound good in Dolby Atmos is perhaps not so strange. that album is on disc , I think it is on pure audio Bluray and apparently they have good sound techniques the guy on Anadialog talked about that album on his RU-vid channel. If I remember correctly, that video is about blu-ray pure audio
Loyal Apple Music user here. I use the lightning to 3.5mm adapter > 3.5 to RCA cable > RCA inputs on my Pioneer Elite receiver. Easy connection. I do want to use my receiver’s DAC so will probably pick up a lightning to HDMI AV adapter > HDMI input on the receiver. I also use my Apple 4k TV for my home theater setup and it works great.
Sound Quality: tops Price: very attractive Catalogue: very broad and diversified Files: HiRes, lossless, high quality. (Enough to make me switch from, ehem, Tidal) App: could be more polished. It will get done. Streamers tend to not support it yet "out of the box" :-/
HIRes can make a difference if you have resolving gear and your listening style is attentive. Once you get used to 24/48 and 24/96 you notice the "drop" to 16/44.1, which normally is just fine. HiRes spoils you. But it IS becoming the new standard. (lossy "pseudo hi-res" (MQA) is glorified "alchemy", just like other lossy formats. Sometimes it succeeds commendably well. Sometimes not.) As for 192 kHz, it is massive overkill. Quite unnecessary.
Thanks for the review! I am an Amazon music user and it seems like the switch from what you are comfortable with to this service isn’t worth the “hassle” tax. The honesty about the difference in sound was really appreciated
Great video, thanks! I subscribe to Spotify because that's the one my niece told me use. I don't have enough bandwidth to learn new stuff so I just do what young people tell me.
I had Apple Music in the early days but moved to Tidal purely because it integrates with Serato DJ software. But since lossless has come out on Apple Music (and I have a family & deep in the ecosystem) I now subscribe to both and 🍎 Music is now amazing 😉 Never been a fan of Spotify. Great video 👍🏼
While moving across country I had to pack up my Roon/hi-fi system for a few months. I got an Apple Music subscription just so I could have some music in the meantime. I got hooked on it because of how easy it is to use via CarPlay! The secret is to do everything via Siri, don’t bother with the interface, just “hey Siri, play…” followed by a song, album, or playlist, and it does it. Really simple and totally hands free. Now that I’m moved in, I’m keeping my subscription just to use in the car. I wish it tied into Roon, but I doubt that’ll ever happen.
Back in 2018 I tried Spotify & it SUCKED HARD. Apple Music (AM) is by far superior & better value. AM allows unlimited downloads of songs for offline listening (great for saving on mobile data). AM's subscription plans are rly good, big savings via their family plan for 6+ users or their upfront annual plan saves you like $30 over 12 months, compared to monthly plans. Whereas Spotify allowed very limited offline downloads, up to 4,000 songs lol. And in '18 they didn't even have Jay-Z's or Kanye's songs & these were MAJOR dealbreakers. Plus AM's sound quality is way better. AM forever.
@@KristiWright I did but i would think buying albums for $15 helps more then the cents tidal gives per stream. Yes eventually Tidal will give more but after a long time.
Just give me cd quality, a really good app & AI at a price I can forget about and nuff said. Happy with Spotify and Tidal. Heard MQA and don’t care because well mastered recordings via good tech hit the sonic nirvana for me…..especially with vinyl.
And Blu-Ray multi-channel. But no doubt the fact that they’re been known to only some and forgotten by most of even those folks makes a point- music doesn’t require surround.
For me the main problem is, that I just can't get Apple Music lossless on my Speakers outside the AppleTV variant. No Chromecast, no Sonos, Blusound, Roon or anything as far as I could figure out.
Thanks for the video. Playing Apple Music via AirPlay 2, through a Marantz NR1711. what quality can I expect please? I believe you mentioned Bluetooth in the video, not airplay. Always a good watch thanks again…
Now wait a sec......I've been watching you guys for awhile and Andrew is such a MAESTRO when it comes to describing in extremely operatic detail how the treble sings or the lyrics are crystalline in the midrange or the Bass gently caresses your brow while at the same time threatens your houses foundation depending on which speaker pairs with what amplifier is fed from which $1500 DAC played from which (stratospheric) cartridge on which turntable.....on and on and on and YET.....you discern no difference between digital files over CD quality? I mean, c'mon, I've been listening to these "Hi-Rez" files thru Amazon HD fed to my cheap Denon AV receiver over my awful (awful according to the cheap audioman) 20 year old Yamaha 3-way speakers with my 60-something ears which isn't supposed to be able to hear any treble (and no, I have one hell of a time understanding dialogue with my 5.1 surround sound system, so SOMEBODY'S screwing up the midrange, or maybe everybody in the chain is, including my wife), and even I can tell the difference between CD and the 192/24 bit files. Of course, not by much, but it's there, and yes, many times to the detriment of the treble (can sometimes be too harsh). Listening to all you guys reviewing stuff for us in the masses has me LUSTING after some Elac debuts and one of those (exensive) DAC's you all insist BLOWS away the "crap" installed in our lowly receivers, but, what, we won't be able to tell the difference ANYWAY? ???????????????????????
I think Darkos vid put “hi res” into perspective…almost no one has a system that is A: properly set up and even on high end systems and B: it may not give you anything more than what you’re currently getting. Even New Record Day tested the Halo May DAC with 💿…and got stunning results. Red Book 16-44.1 is still the standard 😉
Darko's videos on the hi-res topic are really a breath of fresh air. He's one of the only people in the community who talks about it extensively with a level head. He obvious has a "bias" against it, but he backs it up with reason and logic.
@@frankgyure3154 all I’m saying in addition to what Darko said …who’s got any system that can take full advantage of “hi res”. As I said , New Record Day reviewed the Halo May DAC with standard Red Book 💿…and was blown away by it. So,, regular 💿+ High quality DAC = 🎵
I want to think you for pointing me to your MQA review. I did get Roon for my house and use my Tidal subscription with it. And yes I get that MQA vs Non-MQA FLAC is still an issue, but I do not need an MQA DAC with Roon and thus I am not paying for MQA (I am Paying for Roon).
My simple solution to streaming Apple Music is to use an old Airport Express connected via Toslink to my integrated amp, which has a very nice internal Wolfson dac. (Apple no longer makes the Airport Express, but you can pick up a used one on eBay for $50-$75.) Yes, I know I'm limited to 16bit 48K, but you know what, that's plenty good for me. I personally can't hear the difference at 24/196. Maybe my system isn't good enough. Maybe I'm too old. Either way, I'm effortlessly streaming CD-quality music from my iPad/iPhone to my two-channel stereo and it sounds great.
I thought I’d give Apple Music a go recently because it cheaper than Deezer which I was using previously. I noticed some tracks were jumping, in the same way a vinyl record can jump. I checked a few of the tracks this was happening to and it seemed to be built into songs themselves as was always at the same point in the song. Weird?! Anyway, I don’t need annoying quirks like that so suffice to say I’m back with Deezer now!
Not to mention that Deezer literally gets you a actual role radio among the podcasts so basically you get AFM radio you get a. Music streaming device. And you get a Podcast pair that up with spotify in tunein radio and you literally got everything you would need
I'm totally with you on the hassle of switching streaming services. I am new to the streaming world and I bit the bullet a year ago by signing up to Spotify, hoping that they would eventually go down the lossless road. I was jumping like a crazy man when they announced that it was going to happen later this year. I had an apple account and my old iPod touch won't work anymore due to the operating system not being supported. I ditched apple because of this and now use Spotify in my home and the car without this hassle. I love Spotify for its interface and music suggestions plus's the sound quality in premium is not bad at all. Can't see me changing.
I used TunyMyMusic to copy my Apple Music Library to Tidal. Unless I am missing something, the Tidal interface is a mess. Artists are scattered all over the place, and is just not that intuitive. Now, does Tidal need Roon (haven’t tried yet) to organize the music in Tidal a bit better? I’ll most likely stay with Apple Music but trying to see the pluses of Tidal and its allure at this point.
I’ve been using the camera kit from my iPhone 12 to a Qudelix DAC Amp into my Sennheiser 58x wired open backs. Dramatic improvement over regular Apple Music and Spotify, and definitely any digital downloads I got from vinyl records purchases. I’ve also run an optical cable out of my TV to my Schiit Modi 3+ through a 70s vintage Pioneer Integrated and JBL Studio 530s, using my Apple TV 4K as a streamer and it’s fantastic.
It’s a small thing but Apple Music allows me to engage Shuffle mode while a track is playing without the current track being switched off. It just reorganizes what’s coming up in the background. Tidal didn’t do that and I HATED it. Sometimes the smallest thing can change your entire experience.
I have not tried a paid streaming service and have a question about how the quality of the streaming files is affected going from computer to stereo system via wifi. Does the quality remain the same as streamed to computer, or is there a noticeable drop going from computer to stereo via wifi? I have held off on streaming because of this unknown. Thanks
Apple Music costs me practically next to nothing. I am subscribed in Apple One for Family. That costs me $30/mo and gives me and 5 family members access to: Apple Music, Apple News(all these paid articles are now unlocked), Apple Fitness, iCloud+, AppleTV and a few other services and features as well. Divide that $30 by 6 and and it comes down to $5 but like I said that includes Apple Music, Cloud Storage and a bunch of other things. Switched from Spotify in a heart beat.
Here in China Apple Music costs only 10 RMB a month. That is around $1.5. The price is unbeatable. Even as a loyal Android user I am using Apple Music for streaming.
I love Spotify. Each of the family have their own account in the Family plan linked to Alexa's in their bedrooms. Apple's ecosystem was a bit too closed the last time I looked at them but it is great to see they are innovating with Dolby Atmos. I must give Tidal a shot.
Great having Kristi on her opinion and I am living with my wife and would like to know what they think “in general” as a casual music listener (I suppose). Once I commented on your video “wife friendly mode” aka night mode on theater receiver. You kinda scolded me for that 🤔.
I love how much larger Apple Music catalogue is. Lyrics and the fact that you can see the sample and bit rate is big for me. I found that Apple Music to sound slightly different in the way they image and stage. Look the difference is small, it is not massively different. But I did find it different. Could be the same track but was sourced off a different album. I don’t really listen to their spacial or Dolby music tracks. But I really like Apple Music. The quality is really good.
I´ve been a Tidal user for about 2 years and I'm pretty happy with it. I love the sound quality and the interface is top notch. The only reason I changed to Apple Music is because of the the price. Since I'm a student I'm only playing 5 bucks per month. Great deal and I got it working perfectly on Android.
I think audiophiles are pretty split on MQA… but I’m surprised you haven’t mentioned the two things most Tidal users mention- 1. That files are inconsistent in quality 2. The common server issues that can leave your music pausing constantly As a longtime subscriber to Tidal I have noticed both. I’ve been subscribed to Apple that entire time too aaaand if I have to cancel one it will definitely be Tidal. I take the consensus view that their interface is worse, cleaner sure but functionality… ick it is baaaad.., and I don’t really care about the algorithms but Tidal is definitely interior there. Also - without Roon it’s very difficult to control Tidal remotely
Love Spotify! I use it everyday! It was the first subscription that I was totally ok paying it. Also...noticed the Klipsch Cinema 1200 back there. Getting pumped!!!
I have not tried Tidal yet but the interface looks similar to Spotify and it sounds like it is really good at suggesting music for individuals...the reason I love Spotify! Maybe I should check it out. Currently, we pay for Apple's family plan because that's what my kids requested and I wanted to support their interest in music.
Other reasons I don’t see mentioned much about Apple Music is the extensive music video library. This is great for Apple TV users, I make video playlists regularly. It’s also great to have lyrics available
Used Apple Music for years and was trying out Amazon HD because Apple was dragging feet on Lossless…..now I’m comparing the 2. Amazon all around user experience seems much better. Amazon’s ability to show my ripped non streaming music kind of sucks so Apple is much better there.
I prefer Amazon’s layout. Apple seems to want to force feed me genres and then I’m having to listen to the same genre vs amazon will give me a mix. I really wanted to like apple music butthe force fed rap music or metal was a bit much. I can click my amazon and it will give a great shuffle.
As Qobuz subscriber Apple is tempting as it's a significantly cheaper option. However Apple doesn't support chromecast only AirPlay and I'm not sure you can do that from an Android device.
@@atetraxx Not at all LOL! If you have the equipment Qobuz is superior in just about every respect! Tidal is more Hip Hop focused and does not offer as much Hi-Res tracks as Qobuz bar none! You just need the equipment to fully enjoy it. Your shitty Racons OR apple buds OR any cheap crap Headphones without a good DAC will serve you no purpose here!
Been waiting for lossless music within the Apple ecosystem for years. Having been using Apple products all of my adult life, an Apple Music subscription is a no brainer.
Yeah it looks awesome, for me though I would miss spotify's great algorithm and spotify connect, does apple music have a dark mode? white is an absolute deal breaker for me.
