Best Buy will no longer offer or renew Tidal subscriptions.
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So my tidal subscription was also not renewed but in a surprise turn of events... It still works perfect
So.........
Technically the ax came 9-28, but mine was working fine until today. In all likelihood your day is imminent. In the words of the prophet, the night cometh…Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Just go Qobuz and don't look back. Tidal ain't worth $20/month, not for what they offer. Me thinks you are paying for their lies/deception and mistake. I'd rather pay for quality music.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Just go Qobuz and don't look back. Tidal ain't worth $20/month, not for what they offer. Me thinks you are paying for their lies/deception and mistake. I'd rather pay for quality music.
Tom
I was paying $15 a month for the family plan...well worth it for us. And opinions are like bellybuttons and bootyholes... 🤣
FYI that is what I am doing, but my 15 yo daughter is losing her schiit...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
What I did, before this happened was take a screenshot of every song I had on Tidal. Then I went through each screenshot and added the best version I could find to Qobuz. I was expecting to not find some things but I was incorrect on my assumption. I found everything and discovered some new versions along the way. Some of the live ones are outstanding.
Granted, I have always preferred Qobuz over Tidal (even with MQA bypassed), so my selections over at Tidal were not as vast as the library of music I have built up on Qobuz. Some folks I know, used Tidal pretty much exclusively and their libraries are so large, I would not want to go through the process of finding everything on Qobuz again.
For me, I maybe had 100 or so songs on Tidal, so the transfer to Qobuz wasn't as painful for me as it would be with some that have huge libraries on Tidal.
As for the "Family Plan"? My entire family uses Qobuz. While I am playing on the stereo (using the Lumin or Linn app), they can listen to whatever they want on the Qobuz app without us interfering with each other. I don't know why that is but that's what we do. As far as their "libraries", they have their own folder (or whatever you call them) that has all of their music within that folder. I'm the only one that breaks it down to specific genre's, audiophile selections, reference selections, trip/vacation music, blah, blah, blah. We do not have a so called family plan on Qobuz.
I like it because we have a folder labeled, "Music to explore". Whenever my wife listens to something, she can add it to that folder and tell me to check it out. So for, everything she has suggested gets added to one or more folders. I am lucky, in that she has an incredible taste for good music.
FWIW.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Interesting about the family sharing. I listen to music while I work, either in the home office or at school, and if my daughter or wife is also listening a battle ensues. Thus the reason for the family plan. I went ahead and signed up for qobuz duo, same price as the deal I had on the tidal family plan, and should be sufficient:
FYI, this isn’t the first time I’ve gone back and forth between services: for those like me with a large library, this is a great resource for transferring your music between streaming services: www.soundiiz.comLiving Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Fwiw there are programs where you can sign in to all of the steaming performs and transfer your playlists and it will tell you what did not transfer- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Fwiw there are programs where you can sign in to all of the steaming performs and transfer your playlists and it will tell you what did not transfer
yes - one is soundiiz.com. and as far as I can tell, everything from Tidal just transferred to Qobuz...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Fwiw there are programs where you can sign in to all of the steaming performs and transfer your playlists and it will tell you what did not transfer
Interesting. How do you know if it "transferred" the same version or file that was on Tidal?
I know sometimes, they have 3 or 4 of the same song that you can choose from.....whether it be from a different year, remaster, album or whatnot....
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
I still feel Tidal had the better app or interface as far as not pulling up single songs as full albums. Qobus, I have an issue with that but, beyond that, I have said from day 1, in my rig, Qobuz sounded better.
The other thing, Tidal on the discovery page, I also felt did a better job bringing up new music over Qobuz BUT, on my rig, I can hover over an album and see what style of music it is without having to click on it. Being able to pay a year at a shot at a discounted rate is another + for Qobuz.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
