I should have added that the experience opened me up to listening to music via Spotify.
Over time I found myself using Spotify more often than I do Qobuz. And for a variety of reasons.
The Spotify algorithm regularly surprises me with gems...
My experience with Spotify is interesting. During the lockdown a singer/entertainer friend of mine began singing from his bedroom keeping us entertained right through. On a whim I decided to make playlists of the songs that he sang. I ended up...
Like I said, Qobuz seems to emphasize the lower mids in comparison making it sound a bit more "thicker" or dense.
To someone who prefers the Qobuz sound signature, I guess Spotify would come off as sounding thinner.
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I use a Mutec to reclock the signal before it goes into my DAC and I have to agree that Spotify sounds really good. Spotify sounds more balanced across the frequency spectrum. Qobuz on the other hand sounds more dense favoring the lower mids part...