When comparing /r/listentothis vs TIDAL, the Slant community recommends /r/listentothis for most people. In the question“What are the best ways of finding new music?” /r/listentothis is ranked 6th while TIDAL is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose /r/listentothis is:
The comments usually point out music similar in taste to the original track as well as point out spotify links to the artist etc.
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Pros
Pro Comments on the songs help you find similar tracks
The comments usually point out music similar in taste to the original track as well as point out spotify links to the artist etc.
Pro Great range of tastes covered
Pro The Reddit algorithm and format is great for discovery
New and great songs rise to the top daily.
Pro Amazing quality
The Tidal music streaming service has a maximum streaming quality of 1,411Kbps bit rate with FLAC-formatted lossless files. This is quite an upgrade compared to most music streaming services, which go at about 320Kbps bit rate.
Pro Pays artists more
As of March 2018, TIDAL pays the artists 2/3 more than Apple Music and 3 times more than Spotify, for an equivalent catalog and subscription price. (40M songs on TIDAL and Apple Music vs. 30M on Spotify, $9.99/mo for all 3). Napster is the only service that pays the artists more than TIDAL.
Pro Discounted student subscription
Tidal offers a 50% discount on monthly subscriptions for students with a valid university email account.
Pro Awsome desktop app
Pro Built-in audio search
The Tidal music streaming service mobile app has a built-in audio search, similar to Shazaam and Soundhound.
Pro Military/veteran discount a BIG plus
Pro Get one-month free Hi-Fi (FLAC, 24-bit music)
Almost all if not most songs are 24-bit FLAC files, "Master" is an ever higher quality
Cons
Con Songs may take some time to load
the Tidal music streaming service may take up to 10 seconds of buffering to load and play a song, sometimes even stopping a song mid-way to buffer.
Con No free tier
The Tidal music streaming service has no free tier available. Only a 7-day trial. While the trial is helpful for learning what the service has to offer, it may not allow for a complete picture due to the time limit.