Tidal £10 Or £20 Per Month

FOR Masters tracks; interface; curated playlists; sound quality

AGAINST Few Masters tracks are easily discoverable

Tidal has been riding an encouraging wave of momentum since its celebrity studded re-launch in March 2015. Last year it became the first service to offer hi-res audio streaming, thanks to its adoption of MQA technology.

That saw 30,000 hi-res tracks (typically 24-bit/96kHz), which it calls ‘Tidal Masters’, become available to subscribers of its £20 per month HiFi (CD-quality) package.

Hi-res and CD-quality streams aren’t the be-all-and-end-all of Tidal’s offering; the full 48.5 million track catalogue – the most exhaustive of all the streaming services – is available in 320kbps to subscribers of its Apple- and Spotify rivalling £10-per-month Premium tier.

Tidal’s availability is on the rise too. As well as being accessible via its PC and Mac desktop apps, web player (HiFi subscribers will need Chrome for lossless sound) and Android and iOS mobile apps, Tidal has recently expanded into Apple and Android TV apps, and Apple CarPlay.