ferchersan Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) I've been a big fan of Tidal lossles streaming service for a few months now. My VPN has been allowing me access to it's not yet available in Australia content. I was curious to see a countdown on their FB feed this morning... Now I see that DAR Australia is on the case too... http://australia.digitalaudioreview.net/2015/03/tidal-hifi-lossless-streaming-coming-to-australia-next-week/ Could it be? Can I ditch my VPN? @ ? Cheers, LF Edited March 28, 2015 by ferchersan 1
rantan Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Woot! Count me in when it arrives. I have been waiting patiently for Tidal to arrive and it is certainly welcome and long overdue 2
Kaynin Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Sounds promising, depending on pricing...TBO I'm very happy with my digital library ripped from my CD's at WAV quality, and Spotify (paid), TuneInRadio (free) and Pandora (free) for lower quality streaming. All works very well for me, but would be happy to swap Spotify for Tidal if the pricing is similar... Great to have options these days...
ferchersan Posted March 28, 2015 Author Posted March 28, 2015 @@Kaynin I'm paying US$19.99 per month. With the current exchange rate it cost me $26.30 last month. I have been tempted to ditch Spotify, but I can't currently download the Tidal mobile app from the Australian itunes store. If I had Tidal on my mobile device Spotify would become redundant to me. I still use Soundcloud and TuneInRadio myself. Cheers, LF 1
Kaynin Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 @@Kaynin I'm paying US$19.99 per month. With the current exchange rate it cost me $26.30 last month. I have been tempted to ditch Spotify, but I can't currently download the Tidal mobile app from the Australian itunes store. If I had Tidal on my mobile device Spotify would become redundant to me. I still use Soundcloud and TuneInRadio myself. Cheers, LF Thanks for the info. I pay $AUD12 p.m. for Spotify, so the cost would double if pricing was kept the same, or you'd imagine at least $AUD20 p.m. - would seriously consider it for $20, 25 million songs according to JHD, which is stacks... How's the user interface?
ferchersan Posted March 28, 2015 Author Posted March 28, 2015 @@Kaynin I still pay for Spotify too. Other than it's lossy SQ, I have no real issues with Spotify. It's just that for mine, Tidal has it whipped. All over. SQ, GUI, etc... Cheers, LF 1
Kaynin Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Great to hear. Streaming services usually have a trial period of about a month, so may just give that a run and compare...
rantan Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Now, I can buy that streamer I have been looking at. I wasn't willing to buy one until tidal came along and have just been using basic Spotify to find new music to buy,but not than playing it through my system/s.
Addicted to music Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Now, I can buy that streamer I have been looking at. I wasn't willing to buy one until tidal came along and have just been using basic Spotify to find new music to buy,but not than playing it through my system/s. @@rantan, And which streamer would that be?
rantan Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 This one http://stereo.net.au/news/cambridge-audio-azur-851n/ I am able to get this at an absolutely killer price. Should be fun I think. 1
hyper Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Pumped 1d22hrs to go hope it's the announcement we all hope for! Aurender recently added tidal support woot! Edited March 28, 2015 by hyper
Steam Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Meridian last week put out a software update that integrated Tidal into the Sooloos streaming system. It also came with a free three month Tidal trial offer for Meridian users. So far I have not taken it up due to the need for VPN. Will be real interested if it does become available to Oz users. More interesting will be Tidal's commitment to MQA coding for lossless streaming. It's still unclear to me whether a future free software update will give me MQA playback or if I will need a hardware upgrade like everyone else. https://www.meridian-audio.com
Guest Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Sadly, we were forbidden to speak about this until 8PM this evening.http://www.stereo.net.au/news/the-tidal-wave-of-streaming-hits-australia/ It's confirmed though - and I'm a big fan! 1
Kaynin Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 And it's active! Do you have a link? I accessed their AUS site and it says 7 hours 42 mins. to go,.. 41... http://tidal.com/au
Andrew S. Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Yippee - and at 19.99 a month. I really wonder why I need any physical media anymore. What a collection, and the quality is superb. Curing my insomnia with some Teresa Berganza. Now for a really good all in one unit. Edited March 30, 2015 by Tom.Stopforth
ferchersan Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 Good morning all, I have just downloaded the Tidal mobile app. It looks nice. I've set up a playlist for today. My Spotify account has just been cancelled. Cheers, LF 1
hyper Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Signed up woot! Price was under what I expected too at 23.99 1
ferchersan Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) @@hyper that works out as being cheaper than doing it on the sly with a VPN. As I said earlier, I paid $26.30 last month. That's fair pricing. Apple should take note! Cheers, LF Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited March 30, 2015 by ferchersan 1
hyper Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 @@hyper that works out as being cheaper than doing it on the sly with a VPN. I paid $26.30 last month. Cheers, LF Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeh I'm surprised to tell you the truth I was expected 29.99!!!
ferchersan Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 Currently spinning... http://tidalhifi.com/track/34450232 Cheers, LF:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
adamg Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Good morning all, I have just downloaded the Tidal mobile app. It looks nice. I've set up a playlist for today. My Spotify account has just been cancelled. Cheers, LF So are you still going through a VPN Leigh (@ferchersan) ? I have a de-activated account I was using a VPN with and would prefer to re-activate as an Oz user as I plan to play Tidal via my SBT. Using a VPN for this is another layer of complexity I would like to avoid. Can't seem to re-activate ATM to find out what my options are. Interested to see how well the Tidal (ickstream) plugin works on SBT. Hopefully can access 'My Favourites'. Inability to access saved 'Albums' through the Triode Spotify plugin for the SBT was an annoying limitation for me.
Viognier Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Pretty easy setup. Up and running in minutes on phone and Mac mini. Needed Kate's Adobe Flash. I am listening to some Nils Frahm at the moment whilst downloading Chrome because that is the only browser that supports FLAC or what they call HIFI Playback. 1
ferchersan Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 @@adamg I have a VPN subscription for another two months, then I will switch to a local account. I'm not sure about streaming facilities, but I have read that the Bluesound app could be the what you're looking for Cheers, LF Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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