One of the areas that might need a bit more work is music discovery. A device needs to be authorised for this, and in my test I didn't run into a limit for the number of authorised devices, but there may well be one. I really liked that.Īs with other services, you can sync files for offline playback. Once the track is tagged, if it's on the service you can play it straight away. There is a music identification service built-in too, which allows you to search and tag music you hear. It's remarkably fully-featured for a new service. What I also found myself impressed by was the Android app - I didn't spend as much time with the iOS app, aside from a quick quality test. The Dali speakers did a great job too though, and I really did enjoy the quality of Tidal. I really love the sound on headphones, it's a lot easier to produce a clear, crisp sound with them because they block out external noise and aren't subject to the way your room is laid out. I paired it both with my Denon headphones, and a set of Dali speakers. Here, with no more effort than a few taps of a screen, I was listening to my old CD collection again, but via Tidal, rather than a spinning disc.įor my last test, I used a Naim UnitiLite which is a very nice network music player, which also has a very capable DAC built-in. Because streaming has made me a bit lazy, I'd forgotten about the joy of CD quality music.
I did a less comprehensive test on my iPod Touch too, using the same Denon headphones, and again I was very impressed. The G3 is a good choice for a service like Tidal, as it can support even higher bitrates than used here, and makes a point of doing so well. I was impressed here, and I added my high-end Denon headphones too, which gave me a truly lovely sound. I then switched to the LG G3, which has a better DAC, and almost always sounds loads better than the Note.
On this device, Tidal is let down somewhat by the very average DAC in the Samsung, so it's only a little better than my Google Play Music subscription. My day-to-day phone is still the Note 3, so I used that for my first test. I tried several different phones and a PC for my testing. And on that front I have to say that I was totally blown away. Of course the main selling point for Tidal over anything else is the quality.
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