I got a CXN V2 and subscribed to Tidal HiFi. I am a Mac guy and got an iPhone SE (1. Gen), iPad (6th Gen) as well as a MacBook (late 2011). I got experience with the Stream Magic App (iOS) as well as Tidal App (iOS and Mac).
Tidal App via Chromecast (iOS / desktop):
+ Tidal displays suggestions
+ better search
+ easier configuration of playlists
- does not play gapless
- sound quality is satisfactory
Stream Magic App
+ plays gapless
+ seems to buffer some min of music
+ sound quality seems to be 'sharper'
- search function is 'clumsy'
- interface is not as straightforward as the Tidal iOs App
Soundquality: the audible difference between Spotify Premium and Tidal HiFi is obvious, and there are more subtile differences between Tidal Premium and HiFi - especially in classical music. We opted for HiFi and usually stream HiFi-quality (16bit / 44.1kHz) as the CXN does not support MQA.
As Always: it depends on your setup, your amp and (least but not last) your speakers. I would give Tidal HiFi a try, to hear if it sounds better.
By the way: most of the time I use Tidal via Roon, as we have a huge amount of obscure classes music; I personally think that improves the quality further.
Tidal App via Chromecast (iOS / desktop):
+ Tidal displays suggestions
+ better search
+ easier configuration of playlists
- does not play gapless
- sound quality is satisfactory
Stream Magic App
+ plays gapless
+ seems to buffer some min of music
+ sound quality seems to be 'sharper'
- search function is 'clumsy'
- interface is not as straightforward as the Tidal iOs App
Soundquality: the audible difference between Spotify Premium and Tidal HiFi is obvious, and there are more subtile differences between Tidal Premium and HiFi - especially in classical music. We opted for HiFi and usually stream HiFi-quality (16bit / 44.1kHz) as the CXN does not support MQA.
As Always: it depends on your setup, your amp and (least but not last) your speakers. I would give Tidal HiFi a try, to hear if it sounds better.
By the way: most of the time I use Tidal via Roon, as we have a huge amount of obscure classes music; I personally think that improves the quality further.