I’m a longtime user of Tidal, a music streaming service that was among the first to offer Lossless and High-Res tracks as part of its HiFi and HiFi Plus plans, respectively. For me, that was the main lure of Tidal, though several of the best music streaming services such as Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and Qobuz have since followed suit.
At $19.99 / £19.99 / AU$23.99 per month for HiFi Plus, Tidal isn’t the cheapest music streaming option – both Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited give you Lossless and High-Res audio for around half the price, but it's the one I’ve used to create most of my playlists, and I have a strong preference for its user interface. Many audio components now also have built-in Tidal support – even some of the best soundbars, including LG’s new models, can now decode MQA, the system Tidal uses for High-Res streaming – so it’s an option that’s firmly embedded in both the hi-fi and home theater worlds.
