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Spotify vs Tidal - worth switching?
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Tidal doesn't have lossless. Apple music and Deezer do.
https://youtu.be/pRjsu9-Vznc
Really. The last time I checked was about a year ago
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I get what you're saying and if quality matters to you, go for it. I listen on Bluetooth headphones while commuting, and I really can't tell the difference... For me, the added benefit of YouTube Premium is better than the potential sound quality increase. It's great that we have choices :)
Edit: YT Music has 256kbps AAC & OPUS
I actually think that nowadays YouTube music is better than Spotify. It's just that the sound quality kinda sucks.
I totally would've agreed 1-2 years ago though.
What is the bitrate for the "High" (Not HiFi/FLAC) quality version? I had heard it was 320, so the same as Spotify. Unfortunately when I tried Tidal a couple of weeks ago, most of the music I listen to only goes up to "High".
Though not that I have top of the line headphones to make a difference anyways, I'm sure.
“High” is Lossless - 16-bit, 44.1 kHz (aka CD Quality). It used to be called “HiFi.”
“Low” has two options (for me at least): 96 or 320 kbps (AAC).
“Max” is HiRes and MQA.
HiRes is anything better than High, up to 24-bit / 192 kHz. Some (many?) HiRes songs are 24-bit / 44.1 kHz.
MQA is older and worse than HiRes and I don’t recall hearing good things about it.