![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The trouble is, Plex does not support MQA on any of its apps yet, so listening to Tidal via Plex will not give you high-res audio. ![]() There’s just one, tiny catch: Tidal’s hi-fi plan not only provides lossless, CD-like streaming, it also offers a selection of tracks at better-than-CD quality 24-bit high-resolution, via the MQA codec. Plex is aware that some folks may indeed cancel and re-subscribe to do this, but it’s a risk it’s willing to take. With Tidal Hi-Fi, you get a full monthly Plex Pass, which would cost $5/month on its own.Įxisting Plex Pass subscribers get a $1/month discount on both plans, but savvy Plex Pass monthly subscribers will no doubt wonder why they should keep paying even $4/month if they can get their service for free with Tidal Hi-Fi. With Tidal Premium, you get access to Plex’s premium music features - some of which are described above - that are not part of the free Plex experience. These are the same prices for the same plans that Tidal charges directly, but buying them through Plex comes with some great benefits. In addition to a 30-day free Tidal trial, you can choose two different plans: $10/month Tidal Premium, or the $20/month Tidal Hi-Fi. Of course, none of this is free of charge, but Plex is offering some intriguing discounts for both Plex Pass subscribers and free users alike. Image used with permission by copyright holder Plex’s artist radio feature which pulls together thematically tied music from your collection, and which debuted on the company’s Plexamp player, is now embedded in all of the Plex apps, and also includes tracks from Tidal. That same background process will show you albums that you don’t already own, from artists that you like. Perhaps the most clever thing about the Tidal integration is the recommendation engine, which attempts to guess what Tidal content you’ll be interested in, based on your existing collection of songs. Playlists are similarly enhanced and can contain tracks from any collection you have access to, including Tidal. Matching results from Tidal and your collection are presented as a unified list, so you can get to the music you want faster. It looks a lot like Sonos’ universal search, which we believe to be the industry standard. The big win for people who want to listen to a certain artist or song, without trying to guess where that music lives, is a universal search. There is also a new music video platform, allowing you to watch videos by your favorite artists with just a single click. In this case, Plex essentially merges your music collection with that of Tidal, thus enabling a host of features that you could previously only find on services like Apple Music, and Google Play Music. Plus, when you look at how Plex has integrated Tidal, it’s more than just a bolt-on, which is so often the case on other devices and platforms. For Plex users, however, this means more reasons to subscriber to Jay-Z’s music service. At first blush, this might not seem like a big deal after all, you can already access Tidal on plenty of devices. ![]()
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