Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc.


What music streaming service do most members use, and why?

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Tidal primarily, but also internet radio. never YouTube for music, Spotify is ok but lossless. 

Thanks. I have Tidal. Do you see a big difference in audio quality between Tidal and YouTube or Spotify? Or in usability?

. I’ve tried Spotify,Tidal, Amazon HD Music,and Qobuz. Qobuz sounds best to me. Spotify has a great library,and has the best interface in my opinion. The sound quality of Spotify is lacking.  Tidal has a decent library,but in side by side comparisons,Qobuz won. I tried Amazon for about a month,but I couldn’t understand their interface. That was a big turn off. 

@rickguild If you are looking to get into high end digital audio, you should subscribe to a streaming service that delivers audio in a lossless format. The two most common are Tidal and Qobuz. While I was subscribed to both, I have since slimmed my access to using only Qobuz as it sounds better to me.

YouTube and Spotify are lossy audio streaming services. 

Amazon HD and Apple Music are nice, but not all streamers integrate well with them.