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 3 responses by ozzy62

I have both. Quobuz sounds slightly better. You really have to listen, but it's there. That said, two things make Tidal the winner for me.

Tidal catalog is far superior for rock and Americana.

You cannot index your music with Quobuz. Albums are displayed in order of when you saved them. This makes retrieving albums or individual artists cumbersome to say the least.

Oz
For all of you that are Quobuz fans, how are you indexing your albums? In Bluos or Lumin, if you have 500 favorite albums they are all listed in chronological order by date they were added as a favorite. I can't see any way to find a particular album or artist w/o scrolling through the entire list.

Oz



I never have drop outs streaming my music from a NAS, Tidal, or Quobuz. But there are so many options available that turning to a PC for streaming seems silly.

Oz