Ended my Qobuz subscription

This thread needs a “whilst.”

Qobuz is horrible . The library can’t compete with Tidal , Spotify , Apple Music 

For me Quobuz was the best since I primarily listen to classical. I experimented with Tidal for about a week and found it inferior for classical. Their tag system was terrible.  Composers are not the same as performing artists and movements are not separate songs. Works are not songs. The catalog of classical releases on Tital was thin. 

For critical listening I prefer Qobuz.  I like the fact that I can listen to hi-res files and don't need any proprietary equipment (hello MQA) to do so. 

Tidal does have a bigger library and the MQA files do sound good, even with a non MQA DAC (I have both).  If I can't find something on Qobuz, then I'll go look for it on Tidal and can usually find it.

I also have Spotify and Pandora for less critical listening (background music, in the car, etc.)  Spotify does a better job of putting together playlists based on my musical tastes than Tidal and Qobuz doesn't currently have this feature. 

For me it's not a matter of either/or, I use them all based on their strengths. 

If Qobuz's library expands to compete with Spotify and Tidal and they provide custom playlists on par with Spotify's, then I would probably go with Qobuz only.

SQ wise, Qobuz has not competition. I listen classic music most of time. Tidal has good collection of music and lossless /MQA. I have student discount that cut cost in 1/2. I also have sizeable CD and SACD collections. Not enough time to listen all of them.

Regarding Karen Souza, her label is Music Brokers from Argentina, they are distributed internationally by the Orchard, and it is being ingested into Qobuz now. They are uploading 5-10,000 albums to us a day!!

I agree with those who find Tidal’s jazz catalog more extensive. I also agree with those who find Qobuz’s classical catalog better. I listen to both classical and jazz and have chosen Qobuz. They have far more high definition classical recordings and having done A/B tests, I find no difference between a Tidal MQA track and a Qobuz track at the same resolution. Since I have a good jazz collection on my server and find myself streaming more classical, I’m canceling Tidal. 

Whatever floats at your boat. 

Just just a question of time. They are new on the US market and sound wise better than anyone.

I moved from Tidal to Qobuz with big expectations. Then it seemed
every time I found an artist I was interested in, Qobuz had no
rights to the best albums by the artist. Once this situation  became the norm and after tiring of the Non-Support Qobuz offered I dropped it
and sold the Roon Streamer. 
Perhaps in a year or two when more legitimate companies get in
the game I will come back. 
It was more pain than pleasure as it was down more than up and
I was hardwired, dedicated, etc.

Tidal makes me happy

Tidal makes me happy

I went the other way - I cancelled Tidal and settled (for now) for a year's subscription with Qobuz. I thought MQA was pretty good, but the high-res flac files (92 kHz, 24 bit) at Qobuz are just as good IMO.

Me, too. I did find Tidal's library to be slightly bigger but I'd *much* rather have 24 bit PCM than MQA (the main reason I switched). Meanwhile, it appears than the Qobuz library is expanding.

Qobuz has 96/24 and Tidal has MQA, 94/24 is slightly bigger file than MQA. At home set up, Qobuz SQ is better than Tidal. On the road, depend on cellular reception.

I'm  a big fan of folk, americana, and the like. Do I assume correctly that neither Tidal nor Qobuz would have a catalog to satisfy my musical
tastes?

You can find plenty of folk/Americana on Tidal.  I think that you can get a 30 day free trial to find out if they have what you want.

I don’t remember all the many examples of an album I searched in both Qobuz and Tidal. I read a lot of jazz magazines including Jazz Times, DownBeat, Jazziz and search for artists as I discover them in writing. Tidal, as pointed out before has more. I saw no reason to keep Qobuz. 
I don’t do play lists except my own. I ignore the hype and suggestions. 
I agree with kacommes about the weak search in Tidal. Any misspelling and you don’t find it. It is definitely not comparable to a simple google, bing, or Duck Duck search that will offer variations. Also if you search an artist by name they may not show the albums with other variations, eg  “trio”, or live, or with xxx.

@facten, I am sorry for the confusion.  Yes, the above link takes you to a Qobuz login page since a Qobuz Subscription is required to see the Qobuz playlists.   

I really want to be able to stick with Qobuz. It does sound better on CD quality files than Tidal. And I love the Hi-Res. But there are just too many gaps in the catalog. For now I have cancelled it again (for the 3rd time...) and am sticking with Tidal. Just can't justify paying for both.

Would love to hear from anyone who has info on whether Qobuz is moving in any sort of aggressive way to develop their catalog.

I am on the trial now and it does sound great! I didnt really notice the gaps in the catalog till I started searching for artists that I thought for sure would be there and they are not. 
They do have some obscure bands I cannot find on Tidal or Spotify though. 

Went back to Spotify premium +1
Spotify's catalog is the largest that can satisfy all my needs of online music.
Some of my favorite tracks are only available to Spotify. It is a pity that Spotify doesn't offer a store for purchases like Apple Music. So sometimes I will use the Spotify playlist downloader to download them for personal listening.
Hope Spotify could provide an entry for music purchases in one day.

Who cares. Another douche thread. It’s a trend lately.