Spotify remains comfortably the most popular and accessible way to get your music fix. Others sound better -No lossless or hi-res (yet) Our pick of the best Tidal Masters albums.The catalogue is now much bigger and much easier to take advantage of, thanks to broad device support and improved discovery features if you're looking for the best high-quality streaming experience and aren't tied into the Apple ecosystem, this is unquestionably it.
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The 60-million-track catalogue is also available to stream in 320kbps to subscribers of its £10 per month Premium tier, but undoubtedly its top HiFi tier is the biggest draw. Hi-res and CD-quality streams aren’t the be-all and end-all of Tidal’s offering. Sonically Tidal still has the edge over almost all the competition, although Apple Music's ALAC streams manage to match it for openness and subtlety. The CD-quality streams display great levels of detail and expression and hi-res recordings taking this up a level. It may be the priciest service on our list but the ease of use is exemplary, and sound quality is exceptional across the board.
Tidal Connect also now allows you to connect even easier via wi-fi to a growing list of products. You can access Tidal through iOS, Android, desktop – all of which offer hi-res streams – as well as a browser-based player and a good spread of other platforms, such as Sonos. Called 'Tidal Masters', the music files are encoded using MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) tech, which allows for more efficient packing of the hi-res data. Besides CD-quality streams, as part of Tidal's £20 per month HiFi package, you can access millions of hi-res audio tracks, which are typically 24-bit/96kHz but do go up to 24-bit/192kHz.
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