Qobuz Users Update?


the service in the USA has been out a few months now. initial posters on this site commented on good sound quality in hi rez but a limited catalogue. I listen mostly to Jazz and Classical. Would anyone who has been a user from the get go please comment on your experience? I've been a Tidal guy for years and am fairly satisfied. Thanks to anyone taking the time to comment
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i have Qobuz and Tidal. Like SQ of Qobuz. Tidal MQA SQ is next. However, On the road, my my cell phone cant keep up speed with Qobuz, sound freq drop out. Tidal MQA is still good. Also I have a student discount with cut Tidal to $10/MONTH . So I am now with Tidal.
SQ wise, if i give SACD 10/10, Qobuz will be 8/10, Tidal MQA 7/10, Tidal HIFI/CD 5/10.
I think there are still a few bugs in the Quobuz app. I know the Android app is giving me some issues.
B
Using Qobuz, the Lang Lane album “The Mozart” Album (in favorites) has no content.   I added this album to my Qobuz favorites several weeks ago and all content was displayed perfectly until today.  

What happen to its content?   I deleted the Lang Lang album and re-added it.  The missing content was returned.   I emailed Qobuz and asked why is this happening?  

I am using my Aurender N10 server and the Aurender Conductor App to access Qobuz.

Anyone else having this problem?



I am currently a subscriber to Qoboz. I listen to classic rock but I also wanted to expand my listening. So far I find Qoboz so-so in High Rez  sound quality. And searching with my Bryston BDP-2 is tedious.

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Qobuz has the best SQ among all the streaming services. As far as catalog goes, it really depends on each user preferences. I am currently subscribed to both Tidal and Qobuz.
I have Spotify, Tidal, and Qobuz.  I listen to Qobuz most often.  The selection is very good and the sound quality is excellent.  The PC app is not as good as the other two, it's a little buggy and sometimes hangs or songs don't start right away.  Not as big of a library as Spotify and Tidal, at least for my main interest, which is classic rock.  One thing that both Spotify and Tidal have that I wish Qobuz has is playlists based on my listening habits.  
I’m very pleased with Qobuz. I did the free trial with Tidal, Deezer, and Qobuz. Couldn’t find much in the classical genre on Tidal, so I went with Qobuz. Excellent classical catalogue which includes not only recent recordings, but many of the great conductors and performances of yesteryear.

And the hires sounds terrific.



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I've been a long-time subscriber to Tidal and to Qobuz for a couple of months, and have decided to keep both.  Roon core runs on a Mac Mini and sends files to an Ayre QX-5 Twenty digital hub via ethernet; Roon bridge runs on a iMac and sends file via USB to an Ayre DX-5 DSD.  I stream but rarely spin these days.
Qobuz has a more complete classical library than Tidal but Tidal has more of everything else including Jazz and Rock. The hi rez quality of both is excellent but I would give Qobuz a slight edge. I had both but dropped Qobuz. I’ll come back when they’re catalog is more complete. It’s hard to listen to Spotify after these two. Good luck. 

I was a Qobuz Beta Tester and have been using Qobuz for many months and doing most of my listing using their hi-res albums (24-bit/96 and 24-bit/192).   The setup was very easy.  I logged into Qobuz on my MAC Computer and created a Qobuz account.   I signed out and entered the login info on my Aurender N10 Music Server and I was connected to Qobuz.   The Aurender Conductor App interface is very easy to use, and I was ready to start Qobuz Streaming in less than 1 minute.  Connecting to Qobuz was very easy on my Aurender.    I assume connecting using other music servers is the same, but I really do not know.   I have not used the Qobuz computer interface other than for my initial signup.

The album section on Qobuz is very good.  I am able to find most of the albums I am interested in including jazz, blues and classical.  In most cases, I can always find another similar album that I like.   In any case, I can always find something to listen to that I like.  Qobuz non-hi-res albums are also very good since not every album is available on hi-res.

I have favorites on Tidal that, in some cases, are not on Qobuz.  The question is should I keep Tidal?   At this time, I probably will and see how it goes   I prefer to maintain my favorite albums on Tidal.   Of course, I also have favorites on Qobuz and they are a growing list.

Qobuz hi-res albums sound terrific.   Their hi-res sound quality is excellent and is much better than the non-hi-res albums.  Qobuz hi-res streaming is the REASON why you should subscribe to Qobuz.   IMHO, the hi-res sound quality is easily worth the price.   In other words, Qobuz is a recommended music streaming service.  

I have had no problems streaming Qobuz.  I did have some questions and Qobuz Technical Support answered them within 24 hours.  Based on what I am seeing, Qobuz is adding new albums to their catalog daily.   If needed, you can always request Qobuz add an album, or artist, you are interested in.   

 


I have been using Quobuz for 5 months and have dropped Tidal and Spotify.
The most complete catalog seems to be Spotify. Though, Quobuz is pretty close- In fact, better than Tidal in the Classical genre.
As for Jazz, I listen to mostly early Jazz and have no problems finding what I want.
Bob