robm321
Headphoneus Supremus
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I've had all 3 and Qobuz was the best sounding. I dropped the other 2 and will never look back.
Is it me or does Amazon music HD dampen their music a bit?
Right now I’m currently trying out deezer hi-fi and comparing the two. Deezer sounds louder.
Of course, I realize that louder doesn’t necessarily = better. Hard to explain, it just feels more fuller than Amazon HD.
Yes, it was surprising to me how colored the sound was on Tidal. It seems to be a deliberate choice on the part of Tidal to provide a certain sound signature to how they deliver music. These were my perceptions of how the sound via Tidal was colored:I prefer Amazon HD to Tidal, too. SQ on Amazon HD is excellent whereas Tidal definitely has a bit of sound colorization and MQA at this point is largely a questionable solution in search of a problem. Not a big fan of Amazon's interface and recommendation algorithm, though.
This.My standard for all of this has unfortunately been reduced to "good enough".
Yes, it was surprising to me how colored the sound was on Tidal. It seems to be a deliberate choice on the part of Tidal to provide a certain sound signature to how they deliver music. These were my perceptions of how the sound via Tidal was colored:
I think they have applied some equalization to boost the bass and treble. In the process, I think side effects of doing this is to take out some of the presence of voices and instruments and add an artificial quality to voices and instruments..
Have evaluated Amazon HD and TIDAL. Amazon does sound a little flatter (vs TIDAL sounds a tad warmer), but has good energy. Fairly good air and detail, especially "Ultra HD" tracks. Catalog is extensive. Running on Windows 10 laptop, and Amazon app is superior (more comprehensive, and has a 'mini player' option)
Already have an Amazon account, so the price was cheaper than TIDAL.