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Tidal vs Quobuz

Yes I realize the Qobuz is misspelled in the title but I can’t figure out how to update it.  Relax.  
I’ve been a die hard advocate of MqA and Tidal for the last few years. All of my source, preamp, and dac purchased had the prerequisite that they must be MqA compatible. Today, I tried Qobuz for the first time and I’m blown away by the selection of 24bit 96khz files compared to Tidal.
Here’s an example: Was very excited that the band Tool FINALLY added their collection to streaming services. All of the albums on Tidal are CD quality. So I was going to purchase them in higher fidelity on HD Tracks, but learned that Qobuz had them at the highest fidelity. Couldn’t believe it. Same with many other artists/albums I love.

Now is there an improvement in sound quality? No not really. Is the Qobux UX any better? No, in fact it’s slower. But do I get the best quality content for the same price? Yes. Will I subscribe to both? Yes.
System:

Lumin D2 -> Parasound P6 -> Elac Navis ARF 51’s. Fully balanced set up (Nordost) with AQ power cables.
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highpeakrider
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Qobuz maybe fine if you want it for main system use only.
But don’t forget no My Mixes, no radio or station functions, the playlists are awful, support is poor.

Mobile is poor, CarPlay does not work for streamed content, log out and you loose all offline content.

if you don’t use these functions that’s fine, oh it also has no connect function like Tidal Connect.

id Mark it poor as an overall streaming service.
highpeakrider
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@wsrrsw I mean radio as in the automatic selection of random tracks as in Roon, not actual radio stations that TuneIn delivers.
highpeakrider
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@wsrrsw mtb riding, I live in the High Peak in Derbyshire UK.
highpeakrider
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@5ap https://soundiiz.com should transfer your playlist if they are on Apple Music.
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