But if I have to pick only one service it's Tidal for now. The Amazon service interface is not as nice and clean as Tidal and I still preferred the Tidal sound on my system over Amazon. IMHO Amazon Music HD is a beta test site with tons of music. ‘HiFi’ quality setting Track streamed in what was claimed to be ‘lossless’, but it was actually seemingly just the MQA version without any MQA flagging or metadata, so it would not be unfolded.
#APPLE MUSIC VS TIDAL HIFI UPDATE#
The problem with Amazon was there was an update almost each week and the fixes tend to break things, like launching my iTunes every time I selected a song. Tidal client or your DAC can do the unfolding depending on setup. Of the three services it almost always had a song I was looking for. It has some songs that Tidal doesn't have. If you're looking for the BEST quality and interface, Apple isn't there yet.Īmazon HD is a much closer competitor to Tidal. If I do find a song on Apple Music it lacks the same Hi Fi sound as my $20 a month Tidal HiFi service. Pricing for both of these services starts at the same for individuals, coming at 10 per month for the base plan.
While TIDALs primary focus is on HiFi music, Apples is here to get in the ears of the masses. It leaves me with a basic "search" box and many of my favorites on Tidal are not available on Apple Music. TIDALs HiFi Audio Quality tops out at 1,411 kbps, and Apple Music cant even come close, as it tops out at just 256 kbps. I can't even find a genre button for displaying a certain type of music besides during initial setup.
#APPLE MUSIC VS TIDAL HIFI MAC#
I'm a 20 year Mac user and I think this was designed by idiots. If I had to rate them it would be #1 = Tidal HiFi.#2 Amazon HD and last Apple Music.Īpple Music is not very intuitive. I A-B songs on these three and found Tidal has the edge with my setup and for ease of use. In fact, only media that sounds better than digital stereo from iTunes via OPPO DAC is 5.1 SACD and 5.1 FLAC downloads residing in Foobar 2000 Library via OPPO DAC.Ĭlick to expand.I signed up for Amazon Prime HD, Tidal HiFi and Apple Music.
#APPLE MUSIC VS TIDAL HIFI PC#
At any rate, I run iTunes in Windows Audio Session, with equalizer set flat and off and in this mode my digital music is sounding better than I've earlier heard it by other means from PC to Pre-Pro. I also enjoy 50's and 60's DOO WOP Apple Music downloads via the OPPO-205 DAC and, this music is so detailed I can almost swear I can identify where tape splice editing occurred on those tunes. The tone, as well as my perception of detail from music I have placed in iTunes is equivalent to original music sources and, Apple Music residing in my iTunes Library typically sounds on par with SACDs of same stereo music. The OPPO up samples 256k to 24/192 music files in my iTunes Library to 24/192, and the analog output is sent to Sony amplification to enjoy from JBL L100t3 speakers. Right now I have iTunes running on my laptop, which is output to my OPPO-205 usb B input.
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