In Reply to: Spotify or Tital? posted by Rod M on July 8, 2022 at 18:17:36:
I'm now on Qobuz, but I used Tidal for about 6 years and Spotify for about 5 years before that.
Tidal
+ Better SQ
+ Artist pay is one of the highest in the streaming biz
- Search feature is bare bones
- No personalized recommendations. There's curated playlists and promoted albums, but the focus seems to be on new music.
Spotify
+ Better for music discovery. It's not as good as YouTube, but at least it has a machine learning program generating personalized recommendations.
+ Supported by everything
- Artist royalties are shit and they're not transparent about how they are determined
I also agree with you that 320Kbps is good enough for the car or portable speakers. If you're going to use the service on your main rig at home, get Tidal. If you know what you want to play and just need a service that provides it, I can also recommend Tidal. But if you want a service that helps you find something new to try, Spotify is better.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Spotify or Tital? - Dave_K 07:14:09 07/13/22 (3)
- Why not Qobuz ? - AbeCollins 11:55:37 07/13/22 (2)
- Rod said Tidal vs Spotify - Dave_K 12:32:42 07/13/22 (1)
- Ah, yes. Give the O.P. what he asked for ;-) - AbeCollins 13:17:03 07/13/22 (0)