I have compared both on my system and with a couple of different streamers and prefer Qobuz. Fortunately, I have not had any drop out issues like some others have run into.
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I have both. As others have said, to my ears there is no across-the-board correct answer some tracks sound better on tidal and some better on qobuz
i generally prefer Qobuz but honestly the difference when comparing tracks is very slight to my ears if noticeable at all
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I'm listening to Hans Zimmer-Blade Runner right now and it's blowing me out of the
nice movie + ost
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Agreed and no drop out issues. I’d still lol at the fact that maybe they have higher resolution and your equipment and streaming needs to handle that … This is only an option
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I prefer Qobuz, sonically. I can hear little if any difference between their streams and my stored tracks of the same music. Like others here, I find their presentation crisper and more lively than Tidal.
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I had Qobuz but cancelled it and went back to tidal. Too many dropouts and software issues. I have very few issues with tidal and they also dropped the price. I’ll stick with tidal.
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Qobuz sounded more detailed and organic on my systems based on the same tracks at the same volume levels. Cancelling Tidal and going with Qobuz was a no-brainer decision.
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@bobbyloans
I have a Sonore streamer mainlined via ethernet. But still get these “pauses” via Roon. I think it is, meta data updates, as best I can tell. I have lots and lots of tracks. When Roon wants to update, it updates. Which is different that the pauses I am talking about. Now that I think abut it, it probably has nothing to do with Tidal vs. Qobuz. I think it is all about Roon. Sorry for the confusing question.
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I have both also and find differences depending on the recording. Some Tidal tracks sound better but for the most part I lean to Qubuz more often. Regarding drop outs; I’d look more at your streaming source and internet connection. Are you streaming via WiFi or direct Ethernet? I switched to fiber over Ethernet as my last connection and it was dramatically better all around. Senore makes a great product. Sorry to go off track guys
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Do any of you Qobuz users ever have drop outs or meta data update pauses in its service?
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In my experience it depends on the streamer. With Lumin U1 Mini as Roon end point Tidal sounded better to me. With Bricasti M3 inbuilt network card used as Roon end point I also found Tidal more to my liking.
With Aurender N200 I prefer Qobuz. I use Tidal now to stream music that does not exist on Qobuz.
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I have both Tidal and Qobuz running on my Aurender N200 and Vault 2i in sys 2. They both sound excellent but I have to give the edge to Qobuz. Tidal has some great live recordings which is why I keep it.
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I have both, and I’ve spent numerous hours comparing the two. In my experience/system, one doesn’t sound superior to the other across the board. Some tracks sound better via Tidal, and some tracks sound better via Qobuz. I find the differences in sound quality between Tidal and Qobuz to be negligible at best, so I use Tidal as my Roon default. Happy listening.
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I'm a new and happy Qobuz user. It took a couple of weeks to get the cabling right on my streamer but it's a very good source. I'm listening to Hans Zimmer-Blade Runner right now and it's blowing me out of the room with the volume just at a very low to moderate level.
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When I compared Qobuz sounded better. Additionally Qobuz has over half a million high rez albums and Tidal has a small fraction.
I started with Tidal and after a year of urging by my audio guy, I started a free month with Qobuz… I cancelled my Tidal subscription within days.
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Qobuz always sounded more "wholesome" and "meaty" to me.
I cancelled Tidal for the same reason, couldn't stand being starved.
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