Q&A What Streaming Service Do You Use?

[Nevi]

Tidal hi-fi, Spotify premium to when I fart around with earphones. I also watch many videos on YouTube. These days alot of it is in a really good quality. I wait impatiently on Qobuzz as I also live in Denmark.

 

[FireHammer]

Hi, again, I also use/listening to my local music most of the time.

 

[LASER_oneXM]

been using Spotify for some years... ...but they been offering 320kb/s only. After lossless/CD audio (*.flac/*.wav) came up and was available for streaming, i switched to Deezer.

 

[Nevi]

been using Spotify for some years... ...but they been offering 320kb/s only. After lossless/CD audio (*.flac/*.wav) came up and was available for streaming, i switched to Deezer.

There are good news. Tidal normal premium, is now lossless, and cost only $9.99 USD a month with standard sound quality (1411 Kbps).
I have just downgraded my account. "Hifi plus". I don't care about MQA and atmos and whatever. So now lossless cost the same as Spotify. Spotify
will also start lossless sometime in 2022. So good news for us music freaks.
But if you prefer Deezer fine.

 

[LASER_oneXM]

^^^yes, indeed these are good news

I grew up with music in CD quality (1411 kbps)... ...and i never really liked this IMO quite 'low' bitrate of 320 kbs that streaming sites have been offering for music in the past years. So i was very happy to see that now you can enjoy music in (true/old style/'classic') CD quality or above. There is also Hi-Res audio (higher sampling rate) but currently i dont have any compatible hardware for this quality.

Spotify HiFi: release date news, price prediction, quality, and latest rumours

The lowdown on Spotify's CD-quality tier, due... last year

www.whathifi.com

High-resolution audio: everything you need to know

Is hi-res audio worth it? Our handy guide on all things high-resolution audio will help you decide

www.whathifi.com

In its simplest terms, hi-res audio tends to refer to music files that have a higher sampling frequency and/or bit depth than CD, which is specified at 16-bit/44.1kHz.

Sampling frequency (or sample rate) refers to the number of times samples of the signal are taken per second during the analogue-to-digital conversion process. The more bits there are, the more accurately the signal can be measured in the first instance, so going 16bit to 24bit can deliver a noticeable leap in quality. Hi-res audio files usually use a sampling frequency of 96kHz or 192kHz at 24bit. You can also have 88.2kHz and 176.4kHz files too.

Hi-res audio does come with a downside though: file size. A hi-res file can typically be tens of megabytes in size, and a few tracks can quickly eat up the storage on your device or be cumbersome to stream over your wi-fi or mobile network. Thankfully, storage is much cheaper than it used to be, so it's easier to get higher-capacity devices. And technologies such as MQA (see below) have arrived to help tackle that.

 

[simbatippe1234]

Hi everyone, I use Tidal Hi Fi & Qobuz+ Apple Music.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

None. Downloaded all I could years ago, then digitized all my old CD's and albums, everything on my computer now, have all I need. Haven't listened to any "new" music in 15 years.

 

[Nevi]

^^^yes, indeed these are good news

I grew up with music in CD quality (1411 kbps)... ...and i never really liked this IMO quite 'low' bitrate of 320 kbs that streaming sites have been offering for music in the past years. So i was very happy to see that now you can enjoy music in (true/old style/'classic') CD quality or above. There is also Hi-Res audio (higher sampling rate) but currently i dont have any compatible hardware for this quality.

Spotify HiFi: release date news, price prediction, quality, and latest rumours

The lowdown on Spotify's CD-quality tier, due... last year

www.whathifi.com

High-resolution audio: everything you need to know

Is hi-res audio worth it? Our handy guide on all things high-resolution audio will help you decide

www.whathifi.com

I admit I can't really hear the difference on so called MQA files, and lossless. So no need to throw pearls for swines.
I'm fine as long I can hear the music in CD quality. It has maybe something to do with my age, high tones and all that.

 

[LASER_oneXM]

two quite 'fresh' reviews of losssless streaming services (from Nov 18, 2021 and from July 17, 2021):

The Best Lossless Music Streaming Services in 2022

There are more lossless music streaming services than ever: Apple, Tidal, Amazon, Tidal, Deezer and Spotify (soon). Here's what you need to know.

www.gearpatrol.com

Spotify vs Deezer: Can David take on Goliath?

We take a closer look at the differences between the two music services to decide which is best in the Spotify vs Deezer battle.

www.androidauthority.com