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I use Tidal and I'm very satisfied, the catalog is huge, and the playlist are really well curated, plus their music suggestions are always spot on. I would sug

by ghego1 6y ago

I use Tidal and I'm very satisfied, the catalog is huge, and the playlist are really well curated, plus their music suggestions are always spot on. I would suggest anyone using Spotify to switch. On the plus side, Tidal also pays musicians a four times what Spotify does (last time I checked, I can't find the link), which I think is in itself a good reason to prefer it.

kingosticks 6y ago
Last time I checked, Tidal had absolutely no public API. In this regard they are way behind Spotify so keep that in mind if thinking of switching.
- nxc18 6y ago
  They seem to have a developer program but it requires an application (according to the site). I used a website to transfer my Spotify playlist to Tidal before this recent change. I hope Tidal is prepared to take advantage of Spotify’s customer loyalty bonfire. Not having a strong developer offering isn’t a great look.
  - kingosticks 6y ago
    I applied a few years ago when it became available in my country but I'm still waiting for them to contact me with the outcome. So they failed the trial I gave their service. Perhaps you have to post some money along with your application. It's a shame, there used to be support in mpd for Tidal but since they won't share their API documentation it's now "defunct". I don't understand the game these streaming companies are playing. Is it some kind of security through obscurity or have they crunched the numbers and the costs outweigh the gains. They've had years to take advantage of Spotify's mis-steps so I won't hold my breath. There are some reverse engineered API packages out there for Tidal. They might work but that's not what I'm looking for as a paying customer.
siquick 6y ago
I also switched to Tidal after 12 years as a Spotify user. The sound quality is far superior and I much prefer the UI of both the mobile and desktop apps. The only reason I still have the Spotify app installed is to share links to friends as most are still using Spotify.
- wyclif 6y ago
  If you subscribe to Spotify Premium and change few default settings, the sound quality is the same as Tidal's.
  - siquick 6y ago
    It’s not - Tidal Hi-fi is FLAC and Premium Spotify is 320kbps MP3
LeoPanthera 6y ago
I can't support Tidal's endorsement of MQA[1] - an audiophile scam and an attempt to lock music into yet another proprietary format. While they still use it, I won't sign up and I'll continue to dissuade others from doing so. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Quality_Authenticated#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Quality_Authenticated#C...
- Anthony-G 6y ago
  Bah! Based on other comments on this thread, I was strongly tempted to switch from Spotify to Tidal (mostly because Tidal apparently pays the artist more fairly and they’re not trying to appropriate podcasts). I had also just verified that Tidal support Last.FM scrobbling and that I can use my Squeezebox devices to stream music from Tidal. I was just about to investigate how I might export my Spotify list of artists and albums. However, as a supporter of open, non-proprietary standards, promoting MQA would really put me off. I don’t have time for “audiophile” nonsense and hadn’t heard of MQA until now but it seems like another attempt at building a walled-garden for rent-seeking opportunities [1]. MQA is not something I want to support and while I don’t know if it’s a complete deal-breaker with respect to Tidal, I won’t be switching today. Thanks for the info. 1. https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music

by ghego1 6y ago

kingosticks 6y ago

Last time I checked, Tidal had absolutely no public API. In this regard they are way behind Spotify so keep that in mind if thinking of switching.

nxc18 6y ago
They seem to have a developer program but it requires an application (according to the site). I used a website to transfer my Spotify playlist to Tidal before this recent change. I hope Tidal is prepared to take advantage of Spotify’s customer loyalty bonfire. Not having a strong developer offering isn’t a great look.
- kingosticks 6y ago
  I applied a few years ago when it became available in my country but I'm still waiting for them to contact me with the outcome. So they failed the trial I gave their service. Perhaps you have to post some money along with your application. It's a shame, there used to be support in mpd for Tidal but since they won't share their API documentation it's now "defunct". I don't understand the game these streaming companies are playing. Is it some kind of security through obscurity or have they crunched the numbers and the costs outweigh the gains. They've had years to take advantage of Spotify's mis-steps so I won't hold my breath. There are some reverse engineered API packages out there for Tidal. They might work but that's not what I'm looking for as a paying customer.

siquick 6y ago

I also switched to Tidal after 12 years as a Spotify user. The sound quality is far superior and I much prefer the UI of both the mobile and desktop apps. The only reason I still have the Spotify app installed is to share links to friends as most are still using Spotify.

wyclif 6y ago
If you subscribe to Spotify Premium and change few default settings, the sound quality is the same as Tidal's.
- siquick 6y ago
  It’s not - Tidal Hi-fi is FLAC and Premium Spotify is 320kbps MP3

LeoPanthera 6y ago

I can't support Tidal's endorsement of MQA[1] - an audiophile scam and an attempt to lock music into yet another proprietary format. While they still use it, I won't sign up and I'll continue to dissuade others from doing so. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Quality_Authenticated#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Quality_Authenticated#C...

Anthony-G 6y ago
Bah! Based on other comments on this thread, I was strongly tempted to switch from Spotify to Tidal (mostly because Tidal apparently pays the artist more fairly and they’re not trying to appropriate podcasts). I had also just verified that Tidal support Last.FM scrobbling and that I can use my Squeezebox devices to stream music from Tidal. I was just about to investigate how I might export my Spotify list of artists and albums. However, as a supporter of open, non-proprietary standards, promoting MQA would really put me off. I don’t have time for “audiophile” nonsense and hadn’t heard of MQA until now but it seems like another attempt at building a walled-garden for rent-seeking opportunities [1]. MQA is not something I want to support and while I don’t know if it’s a complete deal-breaker with respect to Tidal, I won’t be switching today. Thanks for the info. 1. https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music