My Tidal renewal date was coming up in a few days, and I decided that after 8 months of frustration and underwhelmedness, I'd rather spend that 20 bucks per month on physical discs or hi-res downloads. I can see Baggy's point about the value of having a source of hi-res music to listen to at work, but I'm lucky enough to work at home these days. Tidal is also convenient for auditioning an album I might be interested in buying--but my kid already has the ee-vil Spotify, and there are other places on the internet where I can check out a new release, too.
Beyond that: the relative dearth of Atmos content that I'm genuinely excited about (contemporary dance and R&B are generally not my thing), the lack of progress--or even interest--on Tidal's part in solving issues with low streaming rates, unwanted autoplay, and (especially) disparate volume levels, and the generally abysmal customer service...well, it's all too much. Most of the Atmos albums I've heard on Tidal, I've got or can get in physical form. And those Tidal exclusives, like Fantastic Negrito? Maybe those labels will eventually see the light, too.
Still planning to check in on this thread (and others) to see what the rest of youse are finding to listen to, though...
