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Tidal FLAC vs. Qobuz

Does the recent change by Tidal, from MQA to FLAC make Tidal the better choice for streaming?  Or, since Tidal only seems to offer FLAC on its own app and not the BluOS defeat the purpose since you need to transmit by Bluetooth instead of ethernet?  

Currently, I stream from Tidal over direct ethernet cable to a Bluesound Vault streamer, to a McIntosh amp and Revel speakers.  I have a trial membership to  Qobuz but I find Tidal has a much better catalog.  Since Tidal added Flac I thought it would be the obvious choice moving forward, but isn't the point of FLAC defeated since you need to send wirelessly from the Tidal app over Bluetooth?

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plaw
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My kids like Tidal better for EDM and RAP.   I also think their interface and song suggestion algorithms are pretty sweet.

 

They are missing some Dylan albums which is really lamo.  They just don't sound as good as Qobuz.  There MQA was just nasty.  

 

Tidal has a new high res service which I haven't tried.   I am paying 10 bucks a month on Qobuz, it is $20 on Tidal - BUT Tidal's family plan (up to 6 people) is $30 per month and it appears that you DO NOT have to live in same house.  Qobuz you MUST LIVE under the same roof for their family plan. 

 

Tough choice.

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