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Qobuz vs Airplay

Good Evening,

Seeking input on streaming music on Qobuz using  Simaudio Mind 2 streamer on 390 Pre/Dac/Streamer vs Apple music on Apple Airplay over the Sim 390.  (Speakers are Magico A3, amp is Sim 330A) Do you notice a material difference between Qobuz and Airplay?  The differences on my system do not seem significant. Possibly it is the music used, which is primarily rock or EDM (and for which Apple Music has a much broader selection than Qobuz).  Appreciate any input.

Regards,

Dokosan

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@goldenways My son, a programmer for an Apple affiliate said the same thing. We set up Apple Music and compared it to Qobuz, Amazon Music HD, Tidal, and NAS. 

We both agreed the NAS and Qobuz were very similar with preferences varying from one to the other. Tidal was clearly third. Amazon Music HD and Apple Music were essentially tied with variations similar to the NAS / Qobuz comparison.

Apple Music still has a long way to go when an Apple programmer agrees that Qobuz, NAS, and Tidal are superior. We made this comparison earlier this year.

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