# Best Streaming Service - United Kingdom

**URL:** <https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231>\
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**Created:** [August 10, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231 "2023-08-10T07:58:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crazy-Rhino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Crazy-Rhino](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/Crazy-Rhino)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231/1 "2023-08-10T07:58:25Z")

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Hi All

Please can I ask for some advice on which streaming service I should subscribe to in the UK. I have recently bought a pre-owned Arcam ARV 30 and currently use Amazon Music which I find clunky.

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**Author:** ![WelshMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@WelshMike](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/WelshMike)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231/2 "2023-08-11T11:13:01Z")

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Hi Crazy-Rhino and welcome to the community.

Given that the SA30 supports almost every service through Airplay, Chromecast and both Tidal and Spotify connect them you have all the choices.

Personally I subscribe to Tidal and Qobuz and these both make higher than average payments per stream which is important to me.

Though I am a Roon user which means I don’t use either of their apps often, I can say that the Tidal app worked really well when I did use it.

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**Author:** ![Crazy-Rhino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Crazy-Rhino](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/Crazy-Rhino)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231/3 "2023-08-12T06:47:03Z")

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Hi WelshMike many thanks for the help. I signed up to Qobuz and it’s brilliant and I’m with you on the higher payments to artist. Thanks for the advice.

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**Author:** ![WelshMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@WelshMike](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/WelshMike)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231/4 "2023-08-12T10:39:45Z")

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Great news and I hope you fully enjoy the experience 👍

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**Author:** ![at\_once](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@at\_once](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/at_once)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231/5 "2023-08-12T16:54:01Z")

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I use Qobuz via ARCAM’s MusicLife app. The latter isn’t best in class by any stretch of the imagination but it’s got better since launch.

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**Author:** ![madfiddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@madfiddler](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/madfiddler)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/best-streaming-service-united-kingdom/1231/6 "2023-08-12T21:01:38Z")

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Same, I use the Qobuz app for music discovery. and I select things I like and create playlists into “my Qobuz”, and then when I want to listen I use Music Life to select and have the SA30 stream direct meaning I get the highest quality and resolution available rather than being constrained by limits of casting.

I have to say I did like what I heard from Tidal when I used it, even though strictly speaking MQA is a lossy format. Reason for going to Qobuz was because it is clearer in terms of what I am playing back and therefor paying for and I’m paying less, as well as better contributions to the artists.

The promoted music on Qobuz is quite different, but I haven’t come across anything that I want to listen to that isn’t there….except the odd Sony published thing that I can live without.
