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Im pretty sure it’s not placebo effects but comparing the master versions from Tidal they sound better than the equivalent lossless version of Apple Music. What do you guys think?
Im playing the same song from both apps and swaping them. Blinding testing would be the best bet but need someone to do that for me lolDifferent mastering?
How do you know it isn't bias? Did you do a blind comparison? That's how you become pretty sure.
I get you and agree. For now it seems that some songs sound more detailed on tidal master vs appleIt's probably mastering differences. They used different copies of the same song.
Did you volume match? A very slight volume difference can make one sound flat and the other more full.
One other thing... You are saying one sounds "better" than the other. That is a subjective preference. Subjective preferences are subject to the effects of bias. A blind test would reduce that possibility. Then if there was a difference, all you could say that there was a difference. You wouldn't be able to say one is the correct sound and the other is incorrect without knowing how the original artists and engineers intended it to sound.
In any case, it's highly doubtful that Apple or Tidal are better or worse than each other when it comes to fidelity. I'm sure both of them are using codecs that are audibly transparent.
Well maybe there is. Tidal master versions are always higher sample rate than their corresponding lossless on apple music. I am using mojo 2 right now and the sample rate colours are different comparing bothThere's no technical reason why that would be so.
Do you have a Mac or a PC?
I don't have apple anything and I am not going to.
Well maybe there is. Tidal master versions are always higher sample rate than their corresponding lossless on apple music.
So in your opinion is the master subscription of tidal worth it?As long as the sample rate is 44.1, it contains every frequency your ears can hear. Sometimes it's bumped to 48kHz, but that is for technical reasons that don't impact audible fidelity.
It's either bias, mastering differences or different levels. All three of those can produce what you describe. File format can't.
What difference would this make? Or is this going to be another example of your Apple fanboyism?There's no technical reason why that would be so.
Do you have a Mac or a PC?