![]() HiFi tracks are uncompressed audio files that stem out of the FLAC or the Free Lossless Audio Codec tool. The difference between the modern HiFi technology and older audio files is the quality and compression. It distinguishes itself from other services by offering. But I wouldn't pay extra just for that alone. With a Tidal Hifi subscription, you get access to high-fidelity lossless audio ad-free streaming. TIDAL is a music streaming service that promises to unite artists and fans. The service I use (Qobuz) streams everything in its native format without resampling, so it's sometimes higher than 44-16. That is roughly the same price as the likes of Spotify and Apple Music's base plans. That resampling should be transparent when done properly, but it's not always done properly and is not always transparent.Īll that said, I would (and do) pay more for lossless streaming. Once your free trial ends, the HiFi plan will cost you 9.99/9.99/AU11.99 a month. Lossless at 44-16 must resample audio whose native format is higher than 44-16. ![]() However, one reason you might want high def is to avoid resampling. One could say that 44-16 is not perceptually transparent, but it is musically transparent for all practical purposes. They're stuff like square waves, jangling keys, etc. Song Lyrics - this feature was implemented to Spotify years ago but later removed - now it’s back. Unfortunately Spotify Hi-Fi is coming in the nearest future. Once you are at lossless 44-16, it is possible to create sounds that can be differentiated from higher rates, but they aren't music. So I would say that there are 3 main features that Tidal has and Spotify is missing: Music Quality - probably the reason for most of us to switch to Tidal. Many people saying they can hear a difference I suspect its probably placebo though and they wouldnt pass a blind test. Tidal Hifi is technically 'better', more data than Spotify. It sounds like you are getting something similar. My Dragonfly plays 192/24 at a low volume, pauses intermittently, and shows the blue light (which is 48K playback). However, I can't say the same for lossless higher than CD quality. It has lossless quality on the base subscription 9.99. If you have a 96/24 quality DAC (such as a Dragonfly, or some internal SoundBlaster chipsets), you will get odd results when MAX returns a 192/24 file. High quality lossy can be very good, the differences can be subtle, but they are audible with the right material.
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