Qobuz vs Tidal App Comparison

[Mtbf]

Where is the switch for dark mode in the Qobuz desktop player for Windows? Can't find it anywhere.

Dark mode currently only works on the iPad app (and I presume Android?).
It doesn’t work (yet) on the Windows version.
On the iPad: My Qubuz -> Settings -> Interface -> Dark mode

 

[EB1000]

I'm using both Deezer premium and Tidal HiFi, simply because it is very easy to rip any album/track in lossless format, including MQA and play offline anytime using any player.

 

[scherbakov_al]

I have been using Qobuz for a while. A few days ago I decided to try the Tidal service. I tried listening to some of Pat Metheny's albums. I love this artist. Especially early albums. On Tidal, many of these albums are encoded in the MQA. Some albums on Tidal MQA have a green circle. The listening sound had a clear degradation at high frequencies. For listening I use a MacBook from Audirvana, as well as SMSL m500 and Beyerdynamic DT-990Pro. Conclusion - MQA with a green circle is not suitable for listening. One of Metheny's latest albums was encoded in the MQA with a blue circle. I compared this to an uncompressed Qobuz broadcast. I found differences in the sound of jumping hairs from the bow when playing the double bass. On Qobuz, the sound was natural and spatial; when the MQA was compressed, this sound lost its spatial dimension and became lifeless. When I heard this, the question of what to use to play the sound immediately disappeared. My obvious choice is Qobuz broadcast without any compression or any changes in sound material. I will spend my money on this service. For me, the choice is certain. I am disappointed that some of Pat Metheny’s albums have died when using MQA compression.

 

[phoenixdogfan]

Agree on the interface appearance with Qobuz (I never had any issues with performance using iOS app). Roon solves all and makes provider transparent.

I don't. Don't like Tidal as it takes me to a homepage heavy on hip hop artists which are not my favorite. Also Qoboz seems far easier for me to navigate to stuff like classical music, and it seems like a reasonably wide selection. I never was able to find most of the classical on Tidal if it was there at all.

I also hate Tidal's dark homepage. Much prefer the black letter on white background of Qoboz.

 

[maverickronin]

I also hate Tidal's dark homepage. Much prefer the black letter on white background of Qoboz.

Dark themes are for people who haven't discovered bias lighting.