I'm into choosing between Tidal and Deezer and I guess I'll stick with Tidal due to being the only Hi-Fi (CD Quality) service that has a Family Plan. Yes, unfortunately Deezer Hi-Fi has no Family Plan, quite a bad marketing I'd say.
Despite Tidal says that Normal Quality (for slower connections) is below High Quality (320Kbs AAC), I found this being vice-versa, so either it's a marketing gimmick, either they swapped the check-boxes in their own app interface:
Master - Authenticated files from the mastering process. Studio quality. Unrivaled clarity and depth. MQA is authenticated by the artists themselves.
HiFi - Lossless CD quality (1411kbps or 16bit / 44.1kHz).
High - Best compromise between data usage and sound quality (320kbps AAC).
Normal - Reduced data usage for slower connections.
My personal PROs and CONs for both apps:
TIDAL is missing Lyrics, EQ and multi-language support, so why having a Family plan if you're missing language support and Lyrics? Yes, Lyrics, all kids love lyrics, but I'm sure all parents are aware of this already. As for the EQ, Deezer has it, but it has not much use given it's fewer EQ bands and non-adjustable Q interval.
If Lyrics, EQ and multi-language interface is what you need, the go for Deezer, but for best audio quality and a Family Plan, Tidal is a winner. Maybe when Deezer will provide a Family Plan with Hi-Fi lossless streaming I'll fully recommend it over Tidal, but meanwhile both apps have their own pros and cons.
L.E.: Tests were done with AudFree recording first minute of "Roddy Ricch - The Box" via Win10-64bit apps from Tidal and Deezer. MusicScope and DeltaWave were used to show the spectrums.
Tidal Hi-Fi (16-bit, 1,411 Kbps) - No roll-off up to 20KHz, then it start to roll-off fast when approaching 21KHz
vs.Deezer HiFi (16-bit, 1,411 Kbps) - Slowly rolling-off after 18.5KHz
Tidal Normal Quality - Odd valley at around 15.5KHz, then slow roll-off with some visible energy even at 22KHz
vs.
Deezer 320Kbs - Fast roll-off starting nearby 20KHz
Tidal High Quality - Fast roll-off after passing 17KHz (Tidal swapped Standard quality with High Quality)
vs.
Deezer 128Kbs - Fast roll-off starting 16KHz
Tidal HiFi vs. Deezer HiFi
Tidal Normal Quality vs. Deezer 320Kbs
Tidal High Quality vs. Deezer 128Kbs
Tidal Master vs. Tidal High Quality
Tidal High Quality vs. Tidal Normal Quality
Tidal Normal Quality - Odd valley at around 15.5KHz, then slow roll-off with some visible energy even at 22KHz
vs.
Deezer 320Kbs - Fast roll-off starting nearby 20KHz
Tidal High Quality - Fast roll-off after passing 17KHz (Tidal swapped Standard quality with High Quality)
vs.
Deezer 128Kbs - Fast roll-off starting 16KHz
Tidal HiFi vs. Deezer HiFi
Tidal Normal Quality vs. Deezer 320Kbs
Tidal High Quality vs. Deezer 128Kbs
Tidal Master vs. Tidal High Quality
Tidal High Quality vs. Tidal Normal Quality
Despite Tidal says that Normal Quality (for slower connections) is below High Quality (320Kbs AAC), I found this being vice-versa, so either it's a marketing gimmick, either they swapped the check-boxes in their own app interface:
Master - Authenticated files from the mastering process. Studio quality. Unrivaled clarity and depth. MQA is authenticated by the artists themselves.
HiFi - Lossless CD quality (1411kbps or 16bit / 44.1kHz).
High - Best compromise between data usage and sound quality (320kbps AAC).
Normal - Reduced data usage for slower connections.
My personal PROs and CONs for both apps:
TIDAL is missing Lyrics, EQ and multi-language support, so why having a Family plan if you're missing language support and Lyrics? Yes, Lyrics, all kids love lyrics, but I'm sure all parents are aware of this already. As for the EQ, Deezer has it, but it has not much use given it's fewer EQ bands and non-adjustable Q interval.
If Lyrics, EQ and multi-language interface is what you need, the go for Deezer, but for best audio quality and a Family Plan, Tidal is a winner. Maybe when Deezer will provide a Family Plan with Hi-Fi lossless streaming I'll fully recommend it over Tidal, but meanwhile both apps have their own pros and cons.
L.E.: Tests were done with AudFree recording first minute of "Roddy Ricch - The Box" via Win10-64bit apps from Tidal and Deezer. MusicScope and DeltaWave were used to show the spectrums.
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