![]() ![]() At the time, this was a unique feature that stood Qobuz above the competition, justifying their higher subscription costs. How does Qobuz compare with the competition? Plus 100 Hi-Fi manufacturers and software developers with Qobuz integrated into their products, such as hi-fi systems from the likes of Roon, Naim and Sonos. Unfortunately Sublime subscriptions do not come with a free trial. Sublime Family for up to six users is a whopping $349.99 per year. Subscriptions for Sublime are only available annually. These discounts range from 30% to 60% off. Look out for albums in Qobuz’s download store marked with “Hi-Res with Qobuz Studio Sublime”. Subscribers get all of the above, plus discounts on Hi-Res purchases. New subscribers get their first 30 days free. For Duo and Family subscriptions, each user gets their own individual, personalized profiles and libraries. ![]() Studio Family subscriptions give up to six users access for $21.90 per month or $215.88 per year. Studio Duo subscriptions give two users access for $17.99 per month or $179.88 per year. Studio Solo subscriptions give one user access for $12.99 per month or $129.99 when paid annually. Qobuz Studio subscribers get all of the benefits of a typical music streaming service, such as music on-demand and playlists, with ad-free and offline playback. Prices and subscription types vary between markets. Hi-Res quality on Qobuz goes all the way up to 24-bit/192 kHz, the same as competitors like Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited and TIDAL HiFi Plus. These Hi-Res albums include both new releases and timeless classics. Over 240,000 albums are available in Hi-Res. Find a full top 10 breakdown here.Īll 90 million tracks are available in at least CD quality – FLAC 16-bit/44.1 kHz. This is on par with services like TIDAL and Deezer, below leaders like Apple Music, YouTube Music and Amazon Music Unlimited, but above Spotify. You like pie.With licenses from all major labels and independent distributors (that’s us!), Qobuz quote an impressive catalog size of 90 million songs. Sublime+ (Hi-Res 24-bit FLAC up to 192 kHz + up to 60% discount on a large part of the download catalog), $349.99/year.Īll plans include all genres, artists, ability to import music for offline listening, curated editorial content, digital album booklets.Īnd, if you come out of your room, there's pie waiting for you. Sublime (Hi-Fi + downloads of Hi-Res 24-bit at MP3 prices), $219.99/year. The service will come to the US later this year. Qobuz is a French company which launched in 2008 and its service is currently available in 9 European countries. Of course the service is agnostic with respect to platform Mac/PC/iOS/Android/smartphones/tablets/desktops are all good to go. ![]() Qobuz (I still can't decide if I love that name or hate it) offers music curation and exclusive editorial content from a team of music experts Qobuz claims it is the only music streaming service to offer access to hundreds of thousands of digital booklets and exclusive information on each title in its catalog. Its entire catalog of 40 million tracks is available in CD quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz), and it claims it has the world's largest hi-res catalog, at 1 million tracks, available through its hi-res (24-bit, up to 192 kHz) streaming service Sublime+. It offers pay-as-you-go downloads and streaming subscriptions. But Qobuz is knocking gently on our bedroom door. We audiophiles hate streaming because it's all just low-res junk, right? Tidal hasn't been awesome enough so we hate that too and we're just going to sit in our rooms and sulk and not listen to anything at all because it all just sucks. ![]()
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