Is tidal worth it

Forums TECH Software Updates, App, Nav, Connect+, Bluetooth, Electronics, Cameras, Alexa, Comms, Phone Key, Gear Guard Motion Cam You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Let’s talk tunes -- How do you listen to music in your Rivian? Thread starter srnyoung Start date Feb 24, 2023 Watchers 11 First Name Nate Joined Apr 23, 2022 Threads 12 Messages 419 Reaction score 479 Location Portland, Oregon Vehicles '15 eGolf, '04 Suzuki Grand Vitara Occupation Teacher Clubs Thread starter #1 How do you listen to music in your R1?I’ve variously read that Tidal has better sound but less good interface, Bluetooth and FM are not very good.I’ve mostly listened to FM (NPR Sustaining member! Goes along with the granola ) and YouTube Music over BT in previous vehicles - not had a new enough vehicle to have Android Auto. Considering the switch to Tidal but not sure it’s worth the time investment, especially considering I don’t know what the streaming situation will be post “membership“.So, is Tidal worth it?Is BT as glitchy still?You can try to convince me to try Spotify but I feel like if I have to make a switch I want more than just a different player.To keep it interesting, feel free to share your favorite R1 driving song/music/album.TIA! Last edited: Feb 24, 2023 First Name David Joined Nov 17, 2020 Threads 15 Messages 2,263 Reaction score 4,104 Location Texas Vehicles Rivian R1T #2 Amazon Music through Alexa is highest bitrate and best sound. Hopefully a full on app is coming in the future. Joined Feb 22, 2023 Threads 4 Messages 75 Reaction score 117 Location Wisconsin Vehicles 2022 Rivian R1T Adventure: LA Silver/Dark Mountain Clubs #3 I use Spotify because I have a subscription and it is what I primarily used in prior vehicles. Joined Mar 4, 2022 Threads 0 Messages 101 Reaction score 131 Location Virginia Vehicles R1T, Mustang Occupation Computer Janitor #4 I'm still all over the place. I bounce between Tidal & Spotify. My trial for Tidal just ended and I think I'm going to stick with a paid version of Tidal. The Tidal interface needs some improvements but I'm hoping they'll come with future OTA's.I also listen to a a lot of NPR and I've been doing that through TuneIn. I frequently drive between radio station signals

You can enjoy your favorite music without worrying about data usage or internet connectivity. This is particularly useful for users in areas with limited internet access. See also: How to Use Tidal Offline on PC/Phone 💥 Note: Tidal does not provide the 'Download' feature in its desktop app. That means you cannot download Tidal FLAC Hi-Res audio on your computer directly. But you can reach your goal using AudFree Tidal Music Converter. Please download the tool and see the detailed guide in Part 3. See also: How to Download Songs from Tidal to Computer Part 2. How to Download Tidal Hi-Res Audio on Mobile After knowing the introduction about Hi-Res Tidal, please continue to learn how to find and download Tidal High-Resolution songs, playlists, or albums on iPhone and Android devices. Step 1. Run the Tidal app on your phone and log into your account. Step 2. Tidal Hi-Res tracks are labeled as 'Max' or 'TIDAL HiRes'. You can use the 'Search' function or browse through the Tidal app to find Hi-Res content. Step 3. Once you have found the Hi-Res content you want to download, look for the 'Download' (⬇) icon next to the track. Hit the 'Download' icon to start downloading Tidal HiRes FLAC songs. ⚠ Note: Before downloading, you can choose the highest available quality (Max) to ensure you're downloading Hi-Res audio. Step 4. Once the download process is complete, you can access the Hi-Res content from the 'Downloaded' section of the Tidal app. Now, you can listen to the downloaded Hi-Res audio offline without an internet connection. Part 3. How to Download Tidal Hi-Res FLAC Audio on Desktop The Tidal Hi-Res tracks are the same as normal resources which cannot be downloaded on computers. And the downloaded songs from your mobile app are cached files. It means you can't transfer or export them. To break these limitations, you need AudFree Tidal Music Converter to help you. AudFree Tidal Music Converter can convert Tidal tracks in bulk at 5X speed. You can also set different output formats such as format, bitrate, sample rate, and channel for Tidal songs. It is worth mentioning that you can convert Tidal music to six common formats: FLAC, MP3, WAV, AIFF, Lossless, M4A, and M4B. Furthermore, the audio you download using this AudFree converter can be saved with the original sound quality. With this AudFree tool, you can save HiRes Tidal songs,

And being able to listen through Tune In makes it a tad easier.edit:I really need to try Amazon Music for comparison but I hate talking to Alexa. Joined Nov 2, 2021 Threads 7 Messages 352 Reaction score 717 Location Texas Coast Vehicles 2022 Rivian R1T Occupation Engineer #5 Tidal sounds the best to me, much better than Spotify. But the Tidal app doesn't work very well, it doesn't properly show my search history, doesn't properly show my play history, and I sometimes struggle getting it to play properly. I have to switch from Tidal to another source and then switch back and it will start working again, but might take a couple times doing it. Bluetooth sounds terrible, I don't advise it unless you're just listening to a podcast. I'm hoping we get USB audio support s00n. First Name Richard Joined Aug 6, 2022 Threads 13 Messages 108 Reaction score 131 Location San Antonio Vehicles 2022 El Cap Quad R1T, 2025 Storm Blue Tri R1T #6 I think the Meridian sound system in the Rivian is great I am trying Tidal right now, as I was able to find a $2 for several months trial online. I am not sold on it. If you have playlists on other music services, you can pull much of it into a Tidal playlist. I found that maybe 50% of what I have on my Spotify playlist was found on Tidal. I really try and hear the difference between tracks on Spotify versus Tidal, and honestly, to me, both sound great. I know the Tidal has a purported higher fidelity and does definitely take longer to cache songs, but to my 50+ year ears, both actually sound really good in the Rivian. I doubt I will keep Tidal after the trial as there is less selection than Spotify and I find Tidal does a much worse job generating playlists when you like a track. I also like that in the Rivian I can like a track on the Spotify app via the screen which I haven't found a way of doing via the Tidal interface. It is worth trying out Tidal, to see if your ears can hear a difference, especially if you can get the cheap trial. Joined Feb 28, 2022 Threads 5 Messages 135 Reaction score 246 Location San Diego Vehicles R1T G1, KTM SX-450F #7 Can anyone get Amazon music through

Summary Tidal focuses on high audio quality with features like Live, Tidal Rising, and high-quality audio levels. Both Spotify and Tidal have clean interfaces but differ in content organization and video offerings. Tidal offers superior audio quality with FLAC and HiRes options, making it a must-try for HiRes music enthusiasts. There are many alternatives to mainstream music streaming services. One of these is Tidal, which I decided to try out. How does it fare against my go-to app, Spotify? Here is all you need to know. Comparing the Features Spotify and Tidal offer a wide range of features that see some overlap and some stark differences. Spotify, especially Premium, offers well-known features like Spotify Connect (one of the best features in my opinion), collaborative features like Blend and Jam, Spotify Wrapped, Smart Shuffle, a personalized AI DJ, and more. It's easy to customize the way you listen to music with Spotify, including EQ and crossfade controls, car play, and connecting to third-party navigation apps. There are even lots of third-party apps to further improve Spotify. Tidal doesn't skim on basic features, despite its focus on its high audio quality. Features like Live for real-time music listening, videos, and personalized mixes are a few features that got me hooked on Tidal. It also has the Tidal Rising platform which offers support for emerging new artists. Both apps offer offline listening with a subscription and offer different levels of sound quality. What About Sound Quality? Spotify offers a few different tiers of sound quality for the app on desktop, mobile, and tablet. Low: Equivalent to 24 kbps Normal: Equivalent to 96 kbps High: Equivalent to 160 kbps Very High: Equivalent to 320 kbps (only for Spotify Premium users) For the web player, you can stream in two levels of quality: free (AAC 128 kbps) and Premium (AAC 256 kpbs). You can change the audio quality, setting any level you want (or automatic, which changes the audio quality depending on your network connection). On the other hand, Tidal offers three tiers of sound quality. Low: Up to 320 kbps High: Up to 1,411 kbps (16-bit, 44.1 kHz) Max: Up to 9,216 kbps (24-bit, 192 kHz) Tidal's lowest quality setting matches that of Spotify's highest at 320kbps. Going one step further to the "High" setting unlocks 110 millions songs in CD quality, while "Max" uses HiRes FLAC files to go beyond even that, reaching a bitrate over 28 times higher than Spotify's best offering. It's worth nothing that many people struggle to hear the differences in sound quality at these bitrates. Even going from Tidal's "Low" to "High" option could be difficult to distinguish for some people, especially if they aren't using high end

I need Help.HelloI have got a problem with one of my tidal-dl-ng instances. Recently i have discovered that my tidal downloads are somehow corrupt, well the problem ist that they all are without tags. I can't even add the tags manually. When i am downloading the same file on a different machine (VM) all is fine. Also worth mentioning, that i can't expand the Artist/Album within the faulty tidal-dl-ng anymore.I am on both machines on 0.15.6 and Manjaro 24.1.1. Settings within tidal-dl-ng are basically the same.The one with the problem has received the latest manjaroOS updates, the other one not.I am mentioning this because i assume tidal-dl-ng is just partially can be the problem. Or maybe even not at all?Reinstall didn't change a thing.Does anybody have an idea what the problem could be? Or maybe has an idea of how to figure the problem out?What operating system are you seeing the problem on?LinuxYour settings{"skip_existing": "False", "lyrics_embed": false, "lyrics_file": false, "video_download": false, "download_delay": true, "download_base_path": "~/download", "quality_audio": "HI_RES_LOSSLESS", "quality_video": "480", "format_album": "Albums/{album_artist} - {album_title} - {album_year}/{album_track_num}. {artist_name} - {track_title}", "format_playlist": "Playlists/{playlist_name}/{artist_name} - {track_title}", "format_mix": "Mix/{mix_name}/{artist_name} - {track_title}", "format_track": "Tracks/{artist_name} - {track_title}{track_explicit}/{artist_name} - {track_title}{track_explicit}", "format_video": "Videos/{artist_name} - {track_title}{track_explicit}", "video_convert_mp4": false, "path_binary_ffmpeg": "/usr/bin/ffmpeg", "metadata_cover_dimension": "320", "extract_flac": true, "downgrade_on_hi_res": true}

While Jack was "summering" with Jay-Z in the Hamptons. Out of the blue one day, Jack joined a Block board meeting via Zoom from the Hamptons and said he wanted to buy Tidal for what was eventually calculated to be $306 million. A price Jack and Jay presumably negotiated together. Over wine. While gazing DIRECTLY into each other's eyes.Jack's proposal was somewhat unexpected for a number of reasons.First off, Block is a payments company that had nothing to do with streaming music up to that point.Perhaps more importantly, the acquisition committee would soon learn that Tidal was in horrible shape. The business was "failing financially" to the point where Jay had to personally loan Tidal $50 million to keep it afloat. Artists were fleeing and, worst of all, the artists that remained were under ZERO contractual obligation to remain on the platform.What is the value of a music streaming service that is "financially failing," has just borrowed borrowing $50m from its founder and might not exist tomorrow if all of its artists drop? One could argue ZERO.Yet Jack and Jay somehow decided it was worth $306 million.Unfortunately for Block's angry shareholders, a Delaware judge overseeing their case recently found in Block/Jack's favor. The judge ruled against the shareholders because, technically speaking it's not against any law to do a bad business deal. Even one that would later be described as "a $300 million bar tab to hang out with Jay-Z."