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You guys keep talking about Tidal. Do I want this? I have a pixel 5 phone. I do not know what all those little pictures do, except for the pocket casts and the Lucid app (which I have been forced to learn). Will the Tidal app scare me?
Also it seems we have a few audio geeks here.... what again is the best fidelity connection and source for music? I thought I read somewhere that borski or the dude advocate USB stick ? Looks like I have to open an account just to read about the service. Is it worth premium price for that level of fidelity in our cars ? and one more thing ... is there a way I can enjoy my CD collection thru Lucid audio system? Dammit I just now realzed I should have searched for a thread on Lucid audio. Sorry.
Also for the moderators: I can't see what topic I am posting under right now. Could you add the topic somewhere down here where I can see it as I type so I don't keep forgetting to which post I am responding? That would be grrrrraaaaaate. (sips coffee)
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I would love to give you my perspective on parts of your discussion.
The Tidal app is actually pretty easy to use , with a bit of patience and practice. When I first subscribed , it was a bit of a learning curve , but I figured it out pretty quickly.
Chances are many of your favorite CDs may be on Tidal, but there is no guarantee . If you do get Tidal , you first get the app on your phone and then pair it with the car .
If you have the surreal sound package you won’t experience it’s full potential unless you steam high quality audio in a so called lossless FLAC format like Tidal. Apple Music and Amazon music also stream lossless ( non compressed )music files . The main thing to keep in mind is that not all selections in Tidal are so called hifi ( but many are ) and only a tiny minority are Atmos ( the most impressive sound available ) . There is also master quality audio in Tidal, which is fantastic. There is certainly a discernible difference in quality, especially with the Lucid system , between Bluetooth ( what you would connect via your phone) and lossless Tidal music. For me, it’s so noticeable I have difficulty listening to Bluetooth in the Lucid because of its inferior sound.
Just thought I would share my thoughts. I am not an expert in this area, but have a pretty strong opinion.