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Qobuz is finally in Canada
Very excited about this news. Ive been wanting to try Qobuz for a few years.
Funny enough, at Axpona, many exhibitors were suggesting - one room actually conducted an A/B comparison between MQA/Tidal and HiRes/Qobuz - that Qobuz was the superior streaming service. To my ears, Qobuz sounded smoother, less harsh at higher volumes. For those here who have both, what is your experience? |
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I've been patiently waiting to compare it as well!
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I've enjoyed Qobuz for a few years now and think you Canucks are going to love it. Frankly, I never compared it to Tidal. I could never get my head around the MQA thing and Qobuz has given me no incentive to fiddle with it.
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Had a chance to listen to both last year during a Qobuz trial. To my ears, it was mixed. Random tracks sounded better on Tidal or Qobuz.
Stayed with Tidal but with MQA in receivership…that may change.
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