Thanks for those who talked about their experiences. Answering my own questions for Tidal based on a few days use:
> - Quality/format/bitrate supported by various plans/price points. Tidal HiFi (not HiFi plus) appears to get me FLAC at CD quality, which is good enough for me. I have no opinion on MQA. > - Access to personalization features of the service (generated > "discover" playlists, etc.). Works. The generated "My Mixes" playlists for the currently selected account (see below) are available in the Squeezebox navigation. > - Access to "radio" features (curated playlists, algorithmic radio). Mostly works. Genre and mood playlists are available as top-level navigation items. Track radio available as a "more" item on per-track navigation. Artist radio doesn't seem to be available. > - Access to the whole catalog vs radio features only (Pandora vs Pandora > Premium). Full access to individual tracks and albums, can be played in any order. > - Support for multiple accounts (in the sense that Spotty allows access > to each logged in user's personalized playlists). Works differently than Spotty. Spotty combines all associated accounts into a single "app" view. In the Tidal Squeezebox app a player is associated with an account and that account is what is used for all access in the app (favorites, personalization, etc.). The navigation on player includes an item to allow you to select the account for the player, and it can be changed at any time. > - Streaming service catalog integration with LMS 8. Appears to be available, but I don't presently use this so I can't adequately compare. > - "Remote control" functionality, if applicable (Spotify Connect, Tidal > Connect, etc.). Tidal Connect is not available. I could use a phone and Spotify Connect to choose what was playing on the Squeezebox. Here I have to use the Squeezebox search, navigation, etc. Not fatal for my purposes, if slightly less convenient. > - Under active development? No idea but seems to work? Overall I'm pleased, this seems like a plausible replacement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxxelH's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66410 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115849 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
