Tidal Hi-Fi

dalylaleahthor

I don't think I'll be cancelling the subscription after the trial period. Odd enough. First song I go to listen to is Hello by Adele.

Dawgfish

Yeah I've been enjoying it also, and this is coming from an analog guy. I run digital when I've had too many drinks to risk breaking cantilevers on phono cartridges, or for background music.

dalylaleahthor

Ive never heard a turntable. I mainly listen to mp3 stream from my computer or youtube. I listen to a few cd here and there but don't have no collection of my own. So when I found tidal and decided to try it I was impressed. Maybe I should look into a turntable.

lightman1

dalylaleahthor wrote: »

Ive never heard a turntable. I mainly listen to mp3 stream from my computer or youtube. I listen to a few cd here and there but don't have no collection of my own. So when I found tidal and decided to try it I was impressed. Maybe I should look into a turntable.

You there! Heretic! Please make your way to the door. Your kind are not welcome here.
Good day to you, sir.

recoveryone

LOL, not his fault he was born in the wrong decade LOL

dalylaleahthor

I meant I never heard music from a turntable lol. My fault.

Nightfall

You don't own music? What's the point of all that equipment just to stream MP3's?

lightman1

dalylaleahthor wrote: »

I meant I never heard music from a turntable lol. My fault.

Blackguard! Until you have heard the sweet aural nectar of the stax of wax, your presence is no longer required.
Hasten your pace towards the exit.

dalylaleahthor

Please show me where I can find the exit. I'm still learning so please guide me towards the exit haha.

dalylaleahthor

Nightfall wrote: »

You don't own music? What's the point of all that equipment just to stream MP3's?

I own a few cd but I have no collection to boast of.

lightman1

dalylaleahthor wrote: »

Please show me where I can find the exit. I'm still learning so please guide me towards the exit haha.

Everytime I see your screen name....all I can think of is "Daily Leather"....
That's your new name henceforth.


And I learn new things every day about this crazyass world of speekagers.

dalylaleahthor

What is LASF?

dalylaleahthor

lightman1 wrote: »

dalylaleahthor wrote: »

Please show me where I can find the exit. I'm still learning so please guide me towards the exit haha.

Everytime I see your screen name....all I can think of is "Daily Leather"....
That's your new name henceforth.


And I learn new things every day about this crazyass world of speekagers.

Call me what you want. As long as your guiding I have no issue.

lightman1

Skip's drunk. Lone Star Audio Fest (LSAF).
Big ol' gathering of audio nerds in Dallas, Texas.
I went last year. Good friends, tunes and times were had.

dalylaleahthor

lightman1 wrote: »

Skip's drunk. Lone Star Audio Fest (LSAF).
Big ol' gathering of audio nerds in Dallas, Texas.
I went last year. Good friends, tunes and times were had.

I never heard music from a turntable. LSAF? Over my head. Maybe next time.

lightman1

Coming up in May....you near Texas?

dalylaleahthor

Nope I'm in California. May is a no go. Taking my state board that month.

lightman1

Boogers....

recoveryone

dalylaleahthor wrote: »

Nope I'm in California. May is a no go. Taking my state board that month.

Say it isn't so, SMH living where some of the most ground breaking music has been made and never had the pleasure of hearing it on the wheels of steel. SMH LOL

EndersShadow

Isnt turntable just a slang term for a lazy susan? You know, that circular thing in the kitchen?

rooftop59

If you really want to best the sound of Tidal, get a good universal disc spinner (SACD and DVD Audio). CDs are cheaper and easier to come by than vinyl, and they don't get dusty, scratched, and worn out.

Honestly, though, since I have been consistently subscribing to Tidal (at least a year now), I have only bought a handle of CDs. I worked out the math at some point, and I could use $20 a month to buy used CDs (say 3 a month) for 20 years and not have 5000 discs. Tidal gives SO much more than that, and the SQ is CD quality (and now even higher for certain albums), so it is very difficult for me to be motivated to purchase cds...

So what I am saying is, I personally wouldn't bother investing in a collection at this point. Put that money towards a better source, DAC, speakers, etc.

EndersShadow

ONLY thing to mention though is should it die your SOL....

I was a BIG PROPONENT OF MOG.... which got swallowed up by Beats, and became this horrible zombie of what it was, and then Apple ate Beats and I dont even know if the app known as MOG is even out there anymore in any form....

stangman67

I'm really loving Tidal too. I have a modest CD collection that was growing until I got my Bluesound streamer and discovered Tidal. It is nice to have a CD and pop it in from time to time but Tidal does 99% of what I need. Only time I buy CD's now is when Tidal doesn't have what I want, for example Mike and the Mechanics disappeared off Tidal for some reason so I bought the albums to listen to.

dalylaleahthor

rooftop59 wrote: »

If you really want to best the sound of Tidal, get a good universal disc spinner

OPPO 103 good enough?

recoveryone wrote: »

dalylaleahthor wrote: »

Nope I'm in California. May is a no go. Taking my state board that month.

Say it isn't so, SMH living where some of the most ground breaking music has been made and never had the pleasure of hearing it on the wheels of steel. SMH LOL

I'll try to make my next purchase a turntable.

rooftop59

dalylaleahthor wrote: »

rooftop59 wrote: »

If you really want to best the sound of Tidal, get a good universal disc spinner

OPPO 103 good enough?

For me, especially running into a good external DAC, yes. For lots of others here, not so much.

[Deleted User]

How does Deezer compare to Tidal as far as SQ is concerned ? I also see Tidal has MQA files now.

tonyb

TForan wrote: »

How does Deezer compare to Tidal as far as SQ is concerned ? I also see Tidal has MQA files now.

Deezer is hit or miss on their upgraded sound quality. Not everything is in cd quality. Tidal supposedly is. MQA files are a good idea, but now you'll need gear equipped to unwrap those files. Your old gear won't cut it.

gudnoyez

I believe Deezer is for Sonos only, I could be wrong. Disappointed on the Frank Zappa and Rory Gallagher selections on Tidal.

Nightfall

If you're not interested in a physical collection maybe look into the Bluesound Node 2 instead of the Oppo. It will play high res MQA Tidal albums, the Oppo will not.

If you're going to get into vinyl you really need to get into it. This is meant as no offense to you but from just this thread alone, which isn't much to go on I'll admit, vinyl is probably not for you. Tidal is not a bad option, especially compared to MP3's and lossy streaming, so you're on the right track.

dalylaleahthor

Nightfall wrote: »

If you're not interested in a physical collection maybe look into the Bluesound Node 2 instead of the Oppo. It will play high res MQA Tidal albums, the Oppo will not.

If you're going to get into vinyl you really need to get into it. This is meant as no offense to you but from just this thread alone, which isn't much to go on I'll admit, vinyl is probably not for you. Tidal is not a bad option, especially compared to MP3's and lossy streaming, so you're on the right track.

Vinyl may not be for me today but maybe tomorrow or the near future? Lol jk. I'm going to hold out for a while on vinyl as I really don't know where to start on it. I will probably hold out until I have a dedicated room just for listening before I get a turntable.

dalylaleahthor

Oh forgot to say no offense is takin nightfall and thanks for the head up on the bluesound mode. I'll look into it.