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Jan 22, 2019
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My rule #1 with music - find what you like and go with it. However, as far as your questions go:
  1. Sure, Spotify or Google Music can count.
  2. Not necessarily. If you enjoy Spotify/ Google Music then that is fine. If you cannot tell the difference between Spotify and Tidal on your equipment, then there is no point in paying more for a service that sounds the same to you. Ears are strange.
  3. The mastering and recording plays a big role here. I have come across some recordings where the lossless and the 320kbps sound indistinguishable to me on my home gear... then there are other times where I am skipping the song because of the harsh clipping or shrill tones that I do not enjoy.
  4. This fully depends on your definition of "standard equipment". My TurtleBeach x12 with onboard sound card most definitely cannot give Google Music's high quality the best representation, so there is no point in using that setup for Tidal. Likewise, my home system with blind A/B testing between Tidal and Google Music (with normalized volume), I continually pick out Tidal as my preferred source. So, what it comes down to is for $40, I would say you cannot get the most out of your system, but by the time you look at $1000 to $1500, I would say you can get a really nice system set up.
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