Tidal is a music streaming service that is gaining more and more followers every year. The stars of the world music industry try to cooperate with him. Like any streaming platform, Tidal has its advantages and disadvantages that are worth taking a closer look at.
The main advantage of Tidal’s streaming service is its very good audio quality. A music lover who wants to listen to music content of the highest sound quality will definitely choose this one. Only on this streaming platform you can listen to music in Flac format – 1 411kbps. This bitrate can hardly be found anywhere else on the music streaming market. Therefore, you should not install this application if a music fan is going to listen to music or watch movies on a smartphone or other mobile device. Tidal needs high-end and expensive playback equipment, this is the only way to reveal its undeniable advantage over other similar streaming services, of which there are more and more on the market every day.
But the highest sound quality is not only the main one, but also, perhaps, the only highlight of the music service.
The disadvantages of Tidal include the subscription price, which comes in two versions: Premium and HiFi. Premium comes with a monthly subscription of $9.99 and regular audio quality for the songs you listen to. The same qualities can be offered by any of the streaming services. But the FLAC format is available only for subscribers of the HiFi tariff package, which costs $19.99 per month. If you are an audiophile with a keen ear or want to try to hear this subtle difference in quality, then it is worth investing in a Hi-Fi version that boasts lossless data compression (1411kbps).
The platform is available for Mac and Windows users, in the web version, as well as for owners of mobile gadgets. The biggest plus is multiplatform.
Well, as for the shortcomings of the service, there are not many of them. Firstly, every music lover will say that they will be upset by the lack of a free version. And the subscription is expensive.
Secondly, the service is still available in a limited number of countries around the world, so when downloading the application, many users will need to turn on the VPN.
Thirdly, Tidal lacks social features, as many streaming services do.
Fourthly, the music library in this service cannot be called comprehensive. It lacks many famous artists and music tracks.
Well, another drawback that many users complain about is the relatively slow and often inaccessible technical support service.
And yet, the main disadvantage of this music streaming service continues to be its high price, which is not available to everyone and not in all countries.
