zaphod 461 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Here is the way I view the pros and cons of Spotify vs Tidal. I would welcome input from others to help to revise this list. Spotify Advantages Tidal HiFi Advantages · Cheaper (not true vs non-Hifi tidal) · Better UI, particularly for searching · More portable to car, etc · Much more widely used, so able to share links, playlists · Has podcasts · UI is more solid (no duplicates like in Tidal C4 UI) · Higher quality · UI integrated into Control4 – one app solution, works in TS, easier to play to multiple zones · Better integration of playlists/albums/etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South Africa C4 user 766 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 The above looks about right. I looked at the various options (including Tidal, Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music which I had a hack work around for in C4) and ultimately went the Tidal route because of the deep UI integration. I have not regretted the choice although my kids still use Apple Music and ShairBridge. Another con for Tidal is that I find from time to time that they will show an album from artist X under artist Y. Probably an issue on all services... but I did notice this when moving from Apple to Tidal. Then, I am not sure whether one can program against playlists, artists and albums on Spotify Connect? If not, that would be a big (relative) pro for Tidal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaphod 461 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 You can program against Playlists or other "Favorites" in Spotify but it is not as straightforward. That is a big benefit for Tidal if you use that a lot. I have a keybad button set to play Daily Mix 1 from Spotify. But I am finding that search results in Tidal are a hot mess, especially when searching on a phone as information gets truncated when the artist name or the album name is too long. You get multiple matches for a name and you can't tell the difference which is which. And I keep getting duplicates for albums. Here is an example of a search on both my iPhone and iPad: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South Africa C4 user 766 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 The pictures above are blank... but I did see your post in another thread and replicated your duplicates in respect of Robert Randolph. I have seen duplicates from time to time, but not often enough to bug me. I must admit that I rarely search via C4 as I usually simply play playlists from C4 and create the playlists on the native app. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaphod 461 Posted Monday at 05:24 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 05:24 PM Spotify is supposed to have a HiFi option later this year, so that could make Spotify equivalent to Tidal on the quality front. Quote Spotify HiFi will be available later this year and “will deliver music in CD-quality, lossless audio format to your device and Spotify Connect-enabled speakers, which means fans will be able to experience more depth and clarity while enjoying their favorite tracks.” https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/22/22295273/spotify-hifi-announced-lossless-streaming-hd-quality? South Africa C4 user 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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