TIDAL vs. Spotify - Which is the best music streaming service?

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TIDAL vs. Spotify - Which is the best music streaming service?

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Күн бұрын

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@SoundGuys Жыл бұрын

Are you Team Tidal? Team Spotify? Neither? Let us know which and why in the comments!

@Shabudana 6 ай бұрын

Yt mp3 websites

@thomasmead4642 5 ай бұрын

Team Tidal all the way. Because of audio quality.

@mapl3mage 10 күн бұрын

team buy digital and physical albums and listen to music without paying for a sub

@CaptainCorobo Жыл бұрын

Tidal pays artists almost 4 times more per stream than Spotify does, please consider that when subscribing to one of these

@greenthunder1000 11 ай бұрын

I also pay 3x more for a tidal sub.

@yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy3074 10 ай бұрын

Tidal does not pay the artists, they pay the labels who in turn pay the artists. The problem is not with the streaming services, it is with the labels. They own the rights, not the artists.

@pickledyart 9 ай бұрын

@@greenthunder1000thats how they pay artists dumb dumb

@Ju5t4fun_25 9 ай бұрын

@@yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy3074Its also a problem by the streaming services. Im an indie artist. I use spotify and i release on Spotify too. So now spotify sent me an email as user to tell me, its getting more expensive. And they contacted me as an artist telling me, they wont pay me anything anymore, because they will only pay, when you reach a minimum on streams, which i dont hit. So i pay more as User and i also wont get my 5€ a year as an artist for my music🥲

@Veela666 9 ай бұрын

@@greenthunder1000Tidel Hifi and Spotify Premium are both $11 a month. The only way you're paying more for Tidel is if you're getting Hifi+, which unless you have really high end audio equipment, you won't be able to tell a difference to the regular Hifi.

@Lekter 10 ай бұрын

I love to listen to hi-res audio 192 khz 24-bit on my gas station bought earbuds

@obi-wankenobi8446 5 ай бұрын

@user-gr2jn6ri2iyou can, but it would vary from user to user. I have only compared between KZfaq Music and Tidal, and it's night and day difference, whether it's through my crap earphones or expensive headphones. KZfaq Musics tracks sound like all the songs are compressed together and pushed through a generic mono or stereo output. On Tidal it feels like every single instrument has its own crisp track and variances in volume. I can easily hear each individual instrument and their placements throughout the songs on Tidal, but through KZfaq Music it's all just compressed together.

@pepton21 9 ай бұрын

This comparison makes it seem as Spotify is vastly superior whereas the 1 point Tidal has probably outweighs all other points by a lot. Sound quality and the ability to play lossless formats is worth way more than shown here.

@LukeR1M 3 ай бұрын

Depends on who you ask. While lossless audio may be the most important thing to some people - for some it may not matter at all. For example, I play most of music on bluetooth speakers via wireless connection from my phone and that means I'll never benefit from lossless quality of audio.

@onlyms4693 3 ай бұрын

@@LukeR1M isnt there also a speaker that have lhdc and aptx modul on them

@mapl3mage 10 күн бұрын

Tidal is cheaper, offer CD quality and high res audio, spacial audio, and they pay significantly more to artists.

@TerrestalAnimeDude 10 ай бұрын

Tidal pays the artists a lot more and you can actually use your playlists to mix with Dj Serato.

@Latezen 3 ай бұрын

Tidal also recently removed the hifi plus and now you get the highest quality audio included in all the plans available, individual for 10,99. i recently subscribed to it since i do have decent SQ setups in car and home. I was soundcloud user for the longest time but decided to try this out. really happy so far.

@OmarGonzalez-rv9hd 2 ай бұрын

Im switching to Tidal next month, I am done with spotify's price increase

@wizparrissa8632 11 ай бұрын

What spotify messed up on was canceling their third party dj mixing support. I wouldn't have tidal if I wasn't making money doing shows

@podcavepodcast5579 6 ай бұрын

Hey! This is really a fantastic video. Have a couple of suggestions. Harley is tremendous. A great presence on camera. I could make a couple of very small tweaks…but really, do not change. Harley, you’re incredible on camera. My other note would be to add the “Tidal” logo and/or “Spotify” logo when you’re displaying a shot of either service on screen. You jump back and forth so often, that the viewer can get a touch confused with which service you’re talking about.

@mapl3mage 14 күн бұрын

I see two reasons to use Spotify for music: 1. you're on a low budget and can't afford paying for a streaming service but don't want to pirate , so you use the free version of spotify. or 2. the artist you listen to is not popular and their song is only available on spotify for one reason or another.

@josephgreene4841 11 ай бұрын

Team tidal all day

@AuthenticHD 11 ай бұрын

Tidal has a lot of DJ player support as well

@chocolatewheelchair 9 ай бұрын

Can you please elaborate

@rsolsjo Жыл бұрын

Spotify is the better service, Tidal has the better sound quality (if you're picky about it).

@erv5890 8 ай бұрын

Tidal pays the artist more than double of what Spotify does. I also like the Tidal interface more than Spotify.

@christianjforbes 5 ай бұрын

Who really cares about sound quality when listening to music on a potato 🥔 😂

@darkstepwarrior88 8 ай бұрын

Tidel sounds good but since i am using wireless headphones i dont you will hear the extra bitrate.

@sugunan1116 2 ай бұрын

Tidal is great value now with its revised price plan. But piling on more and more resolution does not necessarily mean a more pleasant listening experiance. Sometimes i prefer the less detailed but more lush and rounded tone of spotify on my hifi system, especially for jazz vocals and instrumentals. I subscribe to both.

@mapl3mage 14 күн бұрын

Tidal also offers the option to stream at a lower the audio quality if you so choose.

@Amirhesamyan 2 ай бұрын

Tidal lowered their prices, Spotify and Tidal now have the same monthly price. I just switched to Tidal.

@mapl3mage 14 күн бұрын

Spotify raised their price. as of August 2024, Tidal and Apple music are the same price and cheaper than Spotify while also offering CD and high res audio.

@StRosen 9 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention that Tidal pays over 2x more to artists per listen than Spotify... So that makes the final score obviously 4:2

@BumpNrun69 9 ай бұрын

Who cares?

@StRosen 9 ай бұрын

@@BumpNrun69 literally every musician out there who provides music to listeners?

@BumpNrun69 9 ай бұрын

@@StRosen No, who cares - if "Artist get paid 2x more". They are well paid, especially when they perform.

@rayquazapasta6272 8 ай бұрын

⁠@@BumpNrun69yeah maybe for your ed Sharen’s and Billie eilishes’ but most artists out there are struggling big bud..

@scottyg5403 11 ай бұрын

I believe Tidal use to have a discount for veterans. Not sure that's still an option. Nice review! Thanks

@theLEGOguy22 10 ай бұрын

Yes Tidal provides discounts for the military.

@coreysmith_92 Жыл бұрын

TIDAL pay the artist more for 100 million stream's Is 1.2 million dollar's for Spotify 100 million stream's Is 500 thousand dollar's TIDAL Is the highest paying streaming platform than any service today

@mikesmith-wk7vy Ай бұрын

I have Spotify but am probably switching because I have a hifi system and want to get more audio quality to take advantage of it

@citizencr4o 3 ай бұрын

I really wish you would show playlist sorting in the interface section. For example, spotify makes it very difficult to auto-sort playlists in a way you want (song release date, plays, etc.), so I was hoping to see if Tidal's playlist sorting is better or just as lackluster.

@jokerquy2998 11 ай бұрын

I used senheiser momentum 3 wireless in the past, the quality between apple music and spotify is clear as day. But i just bought a wf-1000xm5 and try tidal hifi plus for the sony 360 stuff. It kinda weird that between spotify and tidal, they sound the same to me on wf-xm5 😅.

@Yuuki_Asuna 11 ай бұрын

I think it's because it's still wireless so the quality ain't gonna be high, with the headset noise cancelling that sony has that can be plugged is where you gon listen the difference, wireless is just not there yet in terms of quality compared to plugged

@Milo_Molnar 11 ай бұрын

Because you don t have HIFI heaphones. They have LDAC - 990 kbps and Tidal Hi-Res has more than 9000 kbps.

$@luminousfractal420$

@luminousfractal420 9 ай бұрын

Would be weird given the iphone has high bitrate turned off and you need an external dongle now to get the high quality audio, and thata after you plug in your dongle and enable that audio method. The iphone doesnt have a high quality audio chip/amplifier inside it. Good headphones always help bring out details though.

@theasparagus0076 7 ай бұрын

Try Sennheiser Momentum 4 bro

@belphegor_dev 7 ай бұрын

Tidal and it's not even close.

@KuroHebi 7 ай бұрын

I've been trying out Tidal with a free trial and I must say, I'm a little underwhelmed. Aside from the lossless playback, Tidal doesn't do anything better than Spotify, and some features I use on Spotify all of the time are missing on Tidal, not to mention some tracks aren't available on Tidal. When Spotify introduces Hi-Fi, I'll definitely be making the switch back.

@cesarvaldez112975 5 ай бұрын

Totally agree with you. I’m on the free trial right now and I am absolutely and utterly disappointed with Tidal’s sound quality. Lossless audio doesn’t mean anything if you got bad EQ. Without good EQ it doesn’t matter if it’s lossless audio. That’s where Spotify does it right. They may not have Lossless audio (yet). But they know how to compensate by having very good EQ. I’m sticking with Spotify. You should switch back. Spotify sounds great now. Imagine how it will sound when they finally go to Hi-Fi.

@MystoLIVE 3 ай бұрын

@@cesarvaldez112975they are the same price though so why switch back?

@Milo_Molnar 3 ай бұрын

@@cesarvaldez112975Lossless don t need eq. It is quality itself.

@Beegpapijimbo 9 ай бұрын

Tidal is the better service. Spotify has individual advantages but tbh their algorithms for recommendations arent that great, their podcast browsing is a shitshow, and they pay artists peanuts and are trying to pay them less because they arent profitable. Tidal will outlast Spotify because only one of them is trying to create a survivable business model.

@SwervinSpliffs27 5 ай бұрын

Honestly great job with the video. Subbed. I enjoyed the format of the video and very informative

@payloadperformance9706 10 ай бұрын

i got tidal years ago simply because i didn’t want to use what everyone has, and the green logo for spotify sucks 😂

@guillaumegagnon7049 Жыл бұрын

The thing that made a big difference for me is the spotify algorithm for suggestions, it’s insanely good !

@SoundGuys Жыл бұрын

Spotify's algorithm is pretty good! No wonder why it's popular. Happy listening! :D

@wiizxx Жыл бұрын

The UI and UX (mostly) is also better and more reliable.. not to mention that artists sometimes takes weeks longer to release their music on Tidal.

@wiizxx Жыл бұрын

Still won't go back to Spotify tho. Pay the artist fairly! :)

@0rgaSMM 10 ай бұрын

It’s too specific. You will get to a point where the algorithm will try to box you in

@Beegpapijimbo 9 ай бұрын

I'm gonna disagree on that one. Might work well for some people but it's constantly recommended me crap I have no interest in based off shallow similarities to things I do like. Spotify is REALLY hit or miss on recommendations

@jinx3709 8 ай бұрын

well, the artists im listening to, mostly indies, they don't upload music on Tidal. I did check Tidal a several months ago and i was disappointed that 90% of the music i listen to are not available on it. So, Spotify is just the only option for me, i just wish they bring Hi-Res audio soon 😮‍💨

@LokiTricksterG 5 ай бұрын

Same. I listen to a lot of Japanese rock bands like The Novembers and Coaltar of the Deepers. They're on Spotify, but not on Tidal. I would like to support Tidal, but Spotify always seems to have the bigger library.

@lolous-studio 9 күн бұрын

The Tidal UI got a lot of changes recently that covers the cluter problems.

@osirisruiz492 8 ай бұрын

Tidal also has regional price

@mapl3mage 9 күн бұрын

Tidal or Qobuz? 🤔 (i choose the secret third option digital and physical purchase)

@Dish__Soap 6 ай бұрын

I’m tidal because they offer a military discount unlike Spotify )I just wish they had an equalizer like Spotify) and as a poor airman those 5 bucks I’m saving can get me a gallon of gas

@jayreg123 5 ай бұрын

In the last 6 months since you posted this video, Spotify removed the heart button to add a song as a 'Liked Song' / favorite song. The removal of that function is a big issue for me and at least 1,000 other users in a Spotify forum begging them to bring it back. It seems unlikely. It honestly makes me wonder if the developers at Spotify use their product on a regular basis. Many of us have stopped paying Spotify and are looking for an alternative. Tidal appears to be the leading contender. Migrating data is possible, but may result in a one-time fee if you have too many songs. Anyway, it's a big motivator... assuming Spotify doesn't reverse course; or Tidal doesn't similarly remove that function.

@katjamerlung992 11 ай бұрын

Im gonna have to switch to tidel becos off Spotify is getting more expensive.

@gabrielqueteimportante8499 10 ай бұрын

Is better tbh n different

@dusantomic9983 3 ай бұрын

If you opt not to pay for Tidal HiFi, is the sound quality the same as Spotify?

@gustavoosorio97 2 күн бұрын

The music quality is enormously different from Tidal to. Spotify. It is the most important part in terms of music.

@mapl3mage 14 күн бұрын

buying digital and physical albums > paying monthly for a streaming service

@willyklips7164 6 ай бұрын

Spotify is the most accessible platform

@SamuelAttias-zp5rx 6 ай бұрын

Spotify on TV and Tidal on Receiver

@gabrielqueteimportante8499 11 ай бұрын

I got tidal because I can use it the Djay App n Sound Quality

@whipp2620 Жыл бұрын

I have Amazon music hd unlimited. If you have a prime account it is $80 a year which is cheaper Spotify and you get hd and even lossless audio if u have the equipment to run it.

@SoundGuys Жыл бұрын

Amazon Music HD is a great choice, too! Perhaps we'll do a video on that as well... 👀 Happy listening!

@whipp2620 Жыл бұрын

@@SoundGuys yeah it's good but the UI is definitely lower quality than Spotify, and there's definitely a lot more bugs especially on Android so I would be expecting that. But it works for me.

@radekj.1376 5 ай бұрын

I am using B&W px7 with usbc cable to iPad pro 2021 with Tidal. And I can hear the difference. The sound is better, brighter and mora alive. I have not tried it with iPhone 15 yet but I will. I am user of Spotify but now I am trying Tidal. I did not know the sound difference but now I do. Tidal is way better. If Spotify will introduce hifi quality with the price around the same as Tidal, I will choose the latter. And not through the apple market but directly. Apple charges 30% more than Tidal on their web, so it is a no brainer.

@ex0stasis72 9 ай бұрын

I may switch to Tital if, and only if, it allows me to start playing a playlist, then add cherry picked songs to a separate queue that plays before the rest of the playlist that I'm currently playing, not after, like Google Play Music does.

@kudaty1808 8 ай бұрын

Wdym? In Tidal works exactly as you said

@ex0stasis72 8 ай бұрын

@@kudaty1808 That's great to hear. I hadn't actually checked. I just grew so used to Spotify being the only streaming service that does it that way that I have tried.

@frexxty 10 ай бұрын

Tidal have downloaded songs too!

@erv5890 8 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention that Tidal’s Hi-Fi subscription is still cheaper than Spotify’s regular subscription while still offering Lossless sound quality.

@Tim-ak 11 ай бұрын

Выбираете что лучше? А мы теперь аудиокассеты слушаем😂

@alvarez.delgado 2 ай бұрын

Tidal takes the win for me.

@post22unboxing22 8 ай бұрын

8:48 tidel military discount frist responder discount but that's for USA

@gdubyadubya8961 4 ай бұрын

Used to use Spotify but the sound quality is so far behind Tidal and now Tidal just told me they’re reducing my subscription cost because “ normal” subscription will be the same as HD. If you don’t have a decent stereo at home then sure, Spotify is fine but direct comparisons are so far apart poor old Spotify sounds very low rent by comparison ( yes, ANYONE can pick the difference if your audio system isn’t a POS ) Would ditch Spotify if my kids didn’t use it.

@user-tc9iv2ii7f 11 ай бұрын

Deezer and quboz and amazon next Plz❤

@Tommo_ Жыл бұрын

Surround sound and (allegedly) lossless just isn't needed for like pretty much all listeners. And Spotify's popularity makes it so convenient ie services that use the API, or simple stuff like sending a playlist/music to a friend. As a producer with some pretty solid audio gear, I cannot hear the difference between Spotify hq and lossless. It's a myth imo. Only matters when you're doing serious audio work with lossless files

@SoundGuys Жыл бұрын

True. Convenience tends to be the priority for most listeners. Happy listening! :)

@Yuuki_Asuna 11 ай бұрын

I don't want to undermine your experience but there is definetly a difference, it's subtle but you can pick up more details with flac, so is just as simple as, you want better quality with more details and to enjoy better the music and to be fair to artists? You go to Tidal. Maybe you don't hear the difference because you interact with alot more quality music so when you go to tidal you expect something more notable, but for me a casual listener when I download a flac file and compare it to my mp3 320kb songs, it just notable and again,you pick up alot more details and I find myself aprecciating even more the music I already have

@BumpNrun69 9 ай бұрын

Get a revealing system to listen to music through, THEN come back and talk to us...

@Tommo_ 9 ай бұрын

@@BumpNrun69 define "revealing", interested to know

@BumpNrun69 9 ай бұрын

@@Tommo_ Something that allows more through the system (i.e. a Tube Amp; DAC; High Sensitivity Speakers - more than 95dB) without high quality you'll probably never tell the difference listening to FLAC and Compressed. Flac is less compressed if any at all. Therefore it's more revealing on a better system than those systems found in the aisle-way at Best Buy. With a Tube pre-amp/amp it's a lot more revealing. You could compare it like, "surround sound" in a home theater system opposed to just "stereo" sound. That's why people who are serious listeners spend 10's of thousands dollars or more than Best-buy (store) systems. If you're listening to music with a phone, you'll never understand.

@hubbiemid6209 Жыл бұрын

if most people use airpods, isn't spotify audio quality sufficient?

@SoundGuys Жыл бұрын

Most casual listeners would say so! :) Happy listening!

@ChadFreeman757 10 ай бұрын

Yes but you can tell the difference.

@tanron 11 ай бұрын

Tidal!

@djdimo_97official34 3 ай бұрын

I like Spotify playlists

@rafaeltavares6928 7 ай бұрын

Ihave a modded spotify app that doesn't gives me pro features without offline features. Spotify for the win

@shio4130 7 ай бұрын

Thx

@VocabThePoet 2 ай бұрын

This guy work for Spotify, tidal is way better

@anmolagrawal5358 6 ай бұрын

with regards to the sound quality, AAC 256 kbps is already past perceptual transparency so it shouldn't be a problem I think In that sense, I'd say NOT offering FLAC or other HiFi formats is a clever decision as it saves up on bandwidth as well as storage costs. These savings would then be passed on to the consumers.

@hnilom Ай бұрын

Tidal's lack of remote was disapointing for my headless setup.

@stanleysanchez2898 3 ай бұрын

Big daddy 💀

@diegoveloso3rd 9 ай бұрын

Too bad MQA is lossy

$@luminousfractal420$

@luminousfractal420 9 ай бұрын

Neither. We used to get the music for free or at the very least for almost nothing per track. And we had a file to use. You know what, the music industry survived 30years even with the piracy. How? Theyre ripping you off so bad theyre good for 30years even with next to no sales.😂

@fENzxr 11 ай бұрын

None of both. A good analog sound system beats both Spotify, Tidal and rest of any other digital bs. Come and prove me wrong that any sound comes out of a computer speakers/headphones, are better than the vinyl sound from my Technics SU-G700M2 amp, combined with Marantz TT-15S1 & Sonus Faber Il stereo speakers. But wait.. Internet generation don't even know what a vinyl is..

@noah_73 10 ай бұрын

Not exactly portable is it though, you point is correct but there are quite a few downsides.

@DylanNyah 8 ай бұрын

We know more about vinyl than you do about the English language

@KuroHebi 7 ай бұрын

The belief that digital audio stairsteps and therefore loses data during conversation from analog to digital is a myth. Both digital and analog audio has its pros and cons, but audio quality essentially stays the same across the board.

@fthfhhdf 4 ай бұрын

High digital files will always be better than a record. With the right setup a good dac its miles away. Im a record collector but the sound is different.

@theuglybeing4673 5 ай бұрын

It's not called Title lol. Til-DA

@EastWood2004 6 ай бұрын

Spotify biased review.

@TheFattybumba 9 ай бұрын

You use AI for the voice overs

@Angi-no-e 3 ай бұрын

Apple?! Hahahaha! No.

@mapl3mage 14 күн бұрын

Apple music is cheaper than Spotify premium, have a very large library of music, offer lossless and high res audio quality (just like the rest of the competition except spotify), and pays a little bit more to artists per stream. Spotify raised their price and you still don't even get CD quality audio lmao.

@Angi-no-e 13 күн бұрын

@@mapl3mage I get 6 profiles on Tidal for less than one with Apple or Spotify AND they pay artists better.

@Angi-no-e 11 күн бұрын

@@mapl3mage Tidal is superior to Apple in every way, including cost to customer and pay to artists.

@mapl3mage 11 күн бұрын

Apple Music and Tidal cost exactly the same both in the individual and family plan, so what do you mean? Tidal does pay slightly more per stream, and both are better in every way to Spotify. Although buying digital and physical albums is even better.

@Angi-no-e 11 күн бұрын

@@mapl3mage Unless you take into account that I'd rather pull my hair out than give money to Apple.