Tidal’s tracks are 44.1 kHz/16-bit lossless audio files that are three to four times the bit rate of any of its subscription-based streaming competitors. And there’s a reason for the higher price. Spotify’s Premium service (not to mention that of Beats Music, Google Play Music and others), is $9.99 per month, whereas Tidal costs $19.99 per month. You can make and share playlists and save your favorite music. As on other streaming services, you have the option to download music to a laptop, smartphone, or tablet - up to 3 devices - for offline listening.
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The service works on Android and iOS devices (including portable high-res players) as well as Macs and PCs, and a growing number of multi-room wireless speaker systems by Sonos, Meridian, Harman Omni, Denon and Dynaudio (as well as those that run on the DTS Play-Fi streaming standard). Tidal gives you unlimited streaming of its catalog of more than 25 million tracks and high-def videos. More Gear for the Audiophile: Best Noise Canceling Headphones | 8 Bluetooth Speakers | The $80,000 Speakers Carter Enterprises recently announced it is buying a majority stake in the Swedish parent company, Aspiro, which virtually guarantees that the hi-fi service will expand in the States.
Tidal, a new lossless streaming service, launched in the US, Canadian, and UK markets in 2014 (and has operated under the name WiMP in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Poland, and Sweden) is something like Spotify with better-quality audio.
For the audiophiles who lament the denigration of their high and low frequencies, take heart - a plethora of new high-res music players by Sony, Astell & Kern and Pono, along with a new breed of subscription services that offer higher-fidelity music, are all making 2015 the year of streaming hi-fi sound. In the past decade, MP3s and iTunes effectively standardized audio quality - a win for some, a loss for others.
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