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OMan
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Jan 22, 2019
For me it is streaming, Spotify, Google Music, and Tidal. Sure you can buy HD music, but streaming is just so convenient, plus you can download the songs for offline listening. Spotify High Quality does it make a difference with the right equipment. You don’t need Tidal HIFI, but yes it sounds better, and of course at a price. I have been told the sample rate is the most important factor. But I have not had enough experience to say. “To get the most of HIFI Music” and “Standard Equipment”. Better the equipment, better the reproduction of the recording. What is a standard equipment? The Shure SE846 earphones sound much better than the AKG that the Samsung S8 came with, and  by using the MOJO with the phone it sound a lot better.   Long Version I can hear the different difference between Spotify normal and High Quality when using good equipment, otherwise you cannot tell the difference. What I mean is if you have Ok earphones and using your phone (Samsung S8 in this case), I cannot tell the difference listening to Pop. With a good pair of earphones (Shure SE846, Cardas EM5813), then you can hear the difference a little. If you add a good DAC \ AMP then you can hear the difference between the two qualities. I don’t think you need Tidal to enjoy your music, but Tidal HIFI makes a difference. I mostly listen to Spotify, Google Music, and Tidal (HIFI). I have a collection of MP3s, but I don’t listen to it much anymore. Using the same equipment and playing the same songs I can feel the difference between Spotify \ Google Music and Tidal HIFI. The Master \ HIFI quality of Tidal it feels like it increases the soundstage and clarity. I am using a free Tidal HIFI subscription, but the question will be, if it is worth the US$20?  I have few samples files in different formats, which I played with Foobar2000. The files are PCM, MQA, and DSD (FLAC and MP3). The difference between them was very little to my ears. Good equipment does it help regardless the source. My test was using AudioEngine HD3, Chord MOJO, Liquid Carbon X + SDAC DAC/Amp, and Sennheiser HD6XX. From example, listening through the normal DAC that comes with my PC, then and add 1.      Listening through the DAC that comes with my PC, it sounds good. 2.      Add AudioEngine HD3, it sounds less compress. It is like you are in a bigger room. 3.      Then replace the AudioEngine HD3 for a Massdrop Liquid Carbon X + SDAC DAC/Amp, then the room became a bigger room and the clarity is clearer! 4.      Now using a Mojo DAC \ AMP, you can drive the HD6xx louder for those special songs. At the end of the day, music is to enjoy the feeling, which most of the time it does not required much of equipment. If you enjoy the technical side of sound, no necessary music, then better equipment will make the sound more interesting.  
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