Qobuz vs Tidal


First off in the last 3 weeks, I have lost 90% of my vision so if there are mistakes please understand.  I am building my last house and will be moving in in late August.  I have ordered a fantastic two channel system, and I have a separate theater room.   The 2 channel system consists of Canary Audio Grand Reference Two Mono Amps, Canary C1800 Pre-amp, Lumin X1 Dac/Streamer, and an Inakustic 3500P power conditioner and Viking Accoustic Grande Voix horn speakers.  My theater room will include a 5.2.2 set up of Tekton Double impact in wall speakers.   My music source is a Lumin X-1 with a 4tb Synology NAS filled with over 10,000 titles.  In my last system I used Tidal to complement my digital library.  I am looking for either Qobuz or Tidal  for my new system.  I am looking for people who have both or have used both.  Which do you prefer and why?   If you have only used one please don't reply.  I need your help as I can no longer research the way I would like.  All your replies will be voice activated so that is how I am getting your information.  Ease of use will be critical due to my sight restrictions.  Thanks for your help.
willgolf

Showing 6 responses by jjss49

curious to hear others comment on JUST the SOUND QUALITY difference they hear between the two (in their respective highest quality streams of course)

i know what i hear... just want to check against others’ experience

pls also list what your streaming device is

thx
calvin and ed

thx for your input, much appreciated

i will await a few more responses to the sq question
@decooney

by the sound, it seems there is some add’l processing going on with the tidal stream

it is a little more tizzy, less warm, slightly phasey in comparison to quboz

or is quboz just processing differently? don’t think we will ever know
the sound difference i described pertains to non MQA Tidal feed vs Quboz Hi Res
agree w decooney

amazon is the whale... worth watching

they would squash tidal quboz deezer in a heartbeat if they decided to do so

spotify couldn't give a sh*t about audiophiles, thus the lossy streaming persists


tidal and quboz redbook or higher res feeds both sound very good... but i agree qobuz sounds slightly better, bit more ’solid’ and with a slightly fuller tone, whereas tidal sounds a little leaner, a touch ’phasey’ in comparison, when i have managed to a-b back and forth on the same track, same res

of course the two services could be streaming different mastered versions of the selections, but over numerous listens of numerous selections, the sonic difference i describe above holds, i believe