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Qobuz Trial

I'm a longtime Apple Music subscriber but, on a whim, decided to try out Qobuz to see what all the fuss is about.  For digital, I do my listening primarily through my Macbook pro and iPhone, in either case run through my JDS Labs Element II to Senn HD-660 S.  I queued up Art Blakey's Moanin' on both platforms, listening first to Apple Music, then to Qobuz, then back to Apple Music.  It's always that last step where I feel the differences come out.  And boy did they.  When I went back to Apple music on the third listen, I almost ripped off my cans in shock.  It was so jarring.  I had my wife do some blind listening and she consistently chose Qobuz, describing it as rounder and flatter.  So now I'll have two streaming services, though I swore I'd never be that guy.  

Apple music is vastly superior, especially on mobile, for library management and navigation, as well as discovery.  I do hope Qobuz works on that.  
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bruinuclafan OP
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@mlsstl - Glad to hear you have been enjoying it for so long!  So far, I am continuing to use apple music to search for and categorize my music.  When I choose an album, I then switch over the Qobuz app, find it, and listen.  I see there is a lot of third part software I could use with my macbook pro, but I honestly never stream music from my mac--it's always from my phone while I'm working or doing something else.  My main listening setup is for vinyl, so I probably won't invest in serious library software at this point.    

@compass_rose2 - glad to hear you are enjoying it and thank you for the well wishes!

@fuzztone - thanks for your valuable input.  

@edcyn - great idea and I randomly listened to a few albums today like this as well.  
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