So noise is pretty non-existent for streaming. I run fiber optical to my house and an opticalRendu streamer. Comparing both streaming services this weekend, I find they are extremely close in SQ. I've since corrected my mistake (reset Roon completely) and started fresh and made absolute certain I was comparing the same masters. I speak from experience as I made the same mistake. If I did not hear the difference I would be happy with Tidal but knowing that Qobuz sounds better it would be my choice if I had to make you are either hearing things or something is not set up equally between the two streaming services. Definitely an uptic in clarity and smoothness. The 3rd change was replacing the ethernet connection between the Etherregen and sNH-10G with Optical fiber. I have files on both the Innuos and Antipodes but the Innuos is just a bit better. My Roon core is on an Antipodes Core on the SOtM sNH-10G. I moved the 8Switch between my SOtM sNH-10G and Innuos Server and I have the same effect now with my library. Using Roon for comparison the music on my library did not have the same new richness and weight as Tidal or Qobuz. With Qobuz the euphonics were gone just a much more textured sound, Tidal in comparison sounded a bit thin. Added a lot of weight, focus and richness. The 8Switch was a huge change all positive. First I added a Chord English Electric 8switch between my Etherregen and the wall. I just made 3 changes today and that changed my preference of Tidal or Qobuz. I agree the gear can make the difference. I email them and they usually respond within 24 hours. Qobuz Customer Support has been excellent for me. They have a music genre list that is very helpful. Qobuz offers other selection options for finding albums. and these help me find albums I am interested in. Qobuz has tabs for new releases, media picks, Qobuz picks, etc. Qobuz also easily lets you build you own playlists. Once I find something I like, I can make it a favorite playlist so I can easily find it the next time. On my Aurender N10, I go to Qobuz, playlist and search for classical, jazz, blues, etc. I recently discovered Qobuz playlists and they are excellent. The Qobuz catalog does not contain everything I want but I can always find something similar. You can aways search for #hi-res and it displays the hi-res albums. I find the sound quality on the Qobuz 24/96 and 24/192 coded albums excellent and better sounding than Tidal’s MQA coded albums. I like their hi-res content and other options. I had both Tidal and Qobuz and eventually switched to Qobuz only.
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