Will Tidal Survive

If Tidal is bleeding subscribers then JayZ or whoever gets control will have to start charging something less than $20 per mo. for lossless. Subs are voting with their feet.

I've subscribed to both Tidal and Spotify. But I've built what playlists I have primarily in Spotify. Tidal is still clunkier.
 
I subscribed to Tidal for one month then decided it wasn't worth $240 a year to me. I don't listen seriously to any streaming service, even one that streams at CD quality. I generally use streaming audio to preview music for a purchase. On top of that, there is so much free music available online to enjoy for background use in your home it seems silly to me to pay for it. I listen to Radio Swiss Jazz most of the time at no cost and love the programming. Radio Swiss Jazz - Home

I don't really care if Tidal makes it or not. I don't listen to it and damn sure won't be paying $20.00 a month for it.
 
I hope it survives. I recently dumped Rhapsody (and prior to that MOG and Spotify) and have gone strictly with Tidal. I like the SQ improvement. In addition many of the manufacturers have begun to integrate Tidal. If I end up with Roon the Tidal integration is really top notch.
 
I could not care less...............I dont use any music streaming service at all
 
mep said:
I like what MF said about streaming audio.
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What did MF say about streaming?


Has anyone tried the new Apple service? I'm on Tidal now, but can't justify the cost given my very limited use. My kids stream, so when I'm on and my son tries Tidal, I get kicked off. I'll have to pay another $20/month for him to stream from Tidal. Apple Music at least has a family plan for $15/month...
 
Dan,

Thanks for the link to Radio Swiss Jazz. It's a terrific station!

Here are three other internet radio jazz stations that I really like:

Audiophile Jazz - Greece - 320 kbps

The Psychomed - Audiophile | Jazz

WBGO Jazz - Newark, NJ

WBGO Live Stream | WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM - Jazz Public Radio Station - NJ and NYC | WBGO.org

Jazz Sets NPR with Dee Dee Bridgewater - You select the jazz set. All jazz sets were recorded live and are unique. Kenny Barron/Dave Holland and Russell Malone are my favorites.

http://www.npr.org/series/15773330/jazzset-with-dee-dee-bridgewater

Ken
 
Odyssey said:
Dan, thanks for pointing out Radio Swiss Jazz in an earlier post. I've been enjoying this format along with the pop and classical versions. i have grabbed many cuts from RSJ to enjoy.
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Le Roy.......My pleasure. I am listening to Radio Swiss Jazz right now on my desktop speakers. I like the wide selection of music and the information that shows the album cover and titles. The Pop and Classical stations are good, too. I am glad you are enjoying them.
 
I guess Tidal is hoping all of those young people that paid CD prices for MP3 / AAC files will pay yet again for a higher rez file of what they already have. I asked my two grown girls if they ever heard of Tidal and they said yes, but their not going to spend those prices for a download just to play it in their car or their smart phone. I guess Tidal feels its up to the "audiophile types" to save them.
 
I just unsubscribed. The thread made me rethink how much I use it and pay for it. It wasn't worth it to me. Sigh...:(
 
CPP said:
I guess Tidal is hoping all of those young people that paid CD prices for MP3 / AAC files will pay yet again for a higher rez file of what they already have. I asked my two grown girls if they ever heard of Tidal and they said yes, but their not going to spend those prices for a download just to play it in their car or their smart phone. I guess Tidal feels its up to the "audiophile types" to save them.
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Chris
Subscribing to Tidal (or Rhapsody) should allow anyone to significantly reduce the number of files or CD's they purchase while still having access to the music. I don't see Tidal as a streaming service in my system. When I find a interesting release that I may want to try but not initially own, I just indicate that I want to "add it to my Sooloos library". That title now shows up with every other disc I own and have copied to my server. The only difference is a small Tidal logo on the album cover. Here is an example. I own a couple of Govi CD's and for that type of music that is plenty. I have added several other Govi discs via Tidal to my library and I can play these albums or use those tracks to add to playlists for as long as I maintain a subscription. I can almost guarantee that even if you could tell the difference between a Tidal version, the CD version or the version burned to a server in a A/B comparison, you could not identify which version was playing if you just walked into the room.

I am sure that many individuals use Tidal (or the other services) to stream all of their content at home or on portable devices. I use it to search out new artists, try out the music before I decide to order it from Amazon, or just add it to my library for the occasional future listen. I have saved a lot of money over the last few years not purchasing marginal releases or those one track CD's.

Just my thoughts.
 
I don't buy CD's any more because I find the SQ of Tidal through my Dac is better than my CD player. That's well worth $20 / month to me. I'm also learning about new music like never before.

If an individual has no Dac or a bad one, or if he or she just paid $10k for a new CD player, maybe $240 /year is a bad deal, but otherwise it's a steal! SQ is vastly better than Spotify, which I also subscribe to.
 
Bongo said:
I don't buy CD's any more because I find the SQ of Tidal through my Dac is better than my CD player. That's well worth $20 / month to me. I'm also learning about new music like never before.

If an individual has no Dac or a bad one, or if he or she just paid $10k for a new CD player, maybe $240 /year is a bad deal, but otherwise it's a steal! SQ is vastly better than Spotify, which I also subscribe to.
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Yes, I too am learning about musicians with whom I was not acquainted. This is part of the fun of this hobby. Even if you have 2 or 3T of music.

I'm hardly ever using the CD player now.

I'm currently subscribing to both of the above services. Thought I would have dropped one or the other by now. But I am pleased with what both have to offer so far.
 
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