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jazz1

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I'm so confused? I use both Apple Music and Tidal (Master streaming on music that has it). With news of Apple soon offering some form of lossless streaming I'm wondering if I should keep Tidal. Note, right now I use Apple Music mostly in the car. Tidal I use with my Schiit Asgard 3 headphone amplifier and an assortment of wired headphones.

If Apple offers the same quality of Tidal I would consider quoting Tidal. On the other hand, I've built up so many music lists on Tidal, I would hate to abandon it.

I wonder how expansive Apple's lossless music collection will be? I wonder if future Apple devices will support lossless wired, or more importantly (though seemingly unlikely) via BlueTooth? Note I was about to pull the trigger on the AirPods Max, but the Apple Music lossless potential has paused the purchase!
 
Same position here.
I am on my 90 day free Tidal promotion and have to say most of the tracks are not MQA.

Using a iFi DAC and love it but wondering if Apple Lossless is better than Tidal.
Does Apple Lossless offer MQA quality ?


My DAC:
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