They intend to appeal to mass market after they finish audiophile. Tidal (and Roon?) is probably doomed if Apple/Spotify go lossless, but I’m not sure in its current state Qobuz could even last that long. But the problem is the market for that is so miniscule that even the small audiophile market isn’t entirely into it, that without also having the catalog depth to back it up, ti comes off looking shabby. I fear they’re wisely afraid of Apple/Spotify entering the HiFi lossless market so they’re trying to differentiate themselves by focusing on HiRes. They only bar they needed to cross was “be better than Tidal”…and they managed to be significantly worse. I want them to succeed because I want competition in the HiFi space…but a rough start like that makes it a really hard sell. So given that, the HiFi or lossy plans, Qobuz, annually is a little cheaper, has a far worse app, no recommendations of their own, and a massively smaller catalogue, where nearly everything I find on it is also on Tidal anyway. It’s advantageous if you’re doing a lot of DSP and room correction, but otherwise, isn’t worth it to me - and as long as it’s only a subset of what I listen to, offers minimal benefit. With good hardware, it really is good enough. I jumped into SACD and got burned, I jumped into HDTracks’ launch, and at this point find that one out of five albums sounds better than redbook to me. I’ve been on that ship too many times to be fooled easily. I do like some of their playlists - it’s hard to get some of those genres through Tidal or Roon…but they don’t actually update them. Typically with more from the same artist also available on Tidal than Qobuz. I renewed just to try it with Roon + Tidal + Qobuz…so far, there’s a lot less to pick from than Tidal, and on the occasions where Roon finds Qobuz content, if I check it, it’s also on Tidal. Ultimately, Qobuz probably had/has a lot of potential, but they did squander a lot of that with a really awful launch. Which is telling since I wasn’t very fond of Tidal compared to Deezer HiFi, finding their catalog comparatively lacking (it’s caught up considerably, however, but is still a bit behind.) Then by the end of month 2 I went back to Tidal. I was super hyped and dropped Tidal the moment the beta opened up. Tidal…), and their catalog is a vacant wasteland. Instead, most of the problems with playlists they acknowledged they knew about still exist, music discovery within their app doesn’t exist (their support just tells you to use Roon - which brought me here! But it still doesn’t give me a reason to use Qobuz vs. Worse, back in Feb they made it sound like they were rapidly tooling up into release mode, so I expected within a few weeks it would become a fleshed out product. I’m not sure how they had such a hard time translating their European product to the US, but they’ve been delaying for years, created some buzz, but opened the public beta (arguably a year too late) only for it to look like a wholly incomplete prototype product - which I was fine with if the beta meant free use to help improve the product, but instead they’re charging as much as every other complete streaming service. It’s a shame, because Qobuz has a lot of potential, but I fear they botched their launch catastrophically and it’s going to leave some bad impressions. Annual plans are sold with the understanding that you are signing up for a full year in advance without the option of prorated refunds in case of cancellation after the end of the trial period.I absolutely agree with you. You can cancel your subscription at any time, even during the trial period - in which case you will continue to enjoy the benefits of the service until the trial expires. If you are unsatisfied with our service, you can cancel at any time during this trial period, at no charge, and still enjoy the service until the end of the free trial period.ĭo I have to commit for a certain period of time? 3 Steps To Get Your FREE TRIAL Instagram Likes Submit Username Your Instagram is the safest identity information about. A valid payment method is required in order to confirm your country of origin before you can subscribe, but you will not be charged before the end of your free trial period. The trial period really is free and with no obligation. Time to put on your big boy pants, at least that is what i would do. This is the OP' mistake and he is asking to have Qobuz eat it. Not sure which plan the op subscribed to (no info provided) but if its the annual plan he has zero legs to stand on.īuyer beware? How is that? All it takes is to read the their ToC's or FAQ's before you commit. Click to expand.They offer a 30 day free trial (their current offering)
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