One potential sticking point for me is how much alternatives to Tidal pay artists. Qobuz has never been transparent about this, unfortunately, and Tidal pays far more than any of the other services for which reliable figures have been calculated.

This trumps other considerations, for me. Streaming revenues are already pitiful compared to CD and vinyl sales, and I’m not prepared to go any lower than Tidal in this respect. To me this outweighs any consideration in sound quality.

Honestly, if the new HDT/MQA service doesn’t match up to Tidal in this regard, I might well ditch all streaming and simply buy CDs again.

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502