Qobuz or Apple Music?


Which service do you use?  Are they close in sound quality, or do you prefer one over the other?  

Thank you for your thoughts.

 

 

128x128mikeydee

I use Qobuz and Tidal. I had used Itunes (Apple) to organize my music for a very long time in the distant past but found it frustrating. I don’t think I could explore Apple music for this reason. Music streaming is done with Bluesound Node and Bluesound Vault. I like the Bluesound user interface and the apps/software they use and their partnerships. I also like Tidal MQA files.

Qobuz hands down. It has what is commonly regarded as the best sound and over 1/2 million high resolution albums (Tidal: HR 50K albums as of a few months ago). 
 

‘’There are only two generally accepted contenders: Qobuz and Tidal. I had Tidal for a year… sorry I did not switch sooner.

Even standard 16/44.1 standard rez Qobuz files sound better than hi-rez Amazon Music files.

Besides sound quality, I really like Qobuz's new music feature which is updated every Friday. You can look at all new music that's been recently released or limit it by genre. I've come across some great finds using this. And, they also have a "best sellers" category along with some nicely curated playlists.  Qobuz is great for exploring new music.