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Yet another Qobuz vs. Tidal debate

I'm not convinced that I'm getting "CD Quality" from either service even though I've paid a premium for it.  In terms of the catalog, Tidal has Qobuz beat hands down.  Not even close IMO.  I like the user interface a little more with Tidal.  Similar artists populate right under the album listings.  However, Tidal is expensive when compared to Qobuz, if you're a long term subscriber. With Qobuz I received a considerable discount with a 1 year subscription.  I was paying $24 month (with taxes inc) for Tidal and that was a year ago. It's probably gone up from that. $300 a year buys a lot of CD's (especially when I usually buy mine used).  Has anyone else been as disillusioned as I am?     
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Interesting. I have found holes in both catalogues, not one more than the other, although Qobuz is a little better on classical while Tidal is better on jazz.  Both have also "disappeared" titles that I favorited.  Qobuz didn't have any Joey Alexander albums until then..it did.  

I like the hi-rez options on Qobuz, far more numerous than MQA on tidal, and MQA is a licensing grab.

I have noticed Qobuz has been a little worse on dropouts, but it's hard to tell if that's my internet connection or them.  I ran into one badly corrupted file on Qobuz, which hasn't happened on Tidal.
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